China's top medical and food quality watchdog has warned customers about the consumption of so-called brain-care food, the Beijing Times reported.

Amid the approaching senior high school and college entrance exams, China's State Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday that the country has never approved any health food with the self-alleged function to boost the consumer's brainpower or to raise his intelligence. It added that those of authorized availability, are mainly used to improve the consumers' memory, reduce physical fatigue and boost the immune system. They, do not stimulate, let alone increase, brainpower.

The SFDA cautioned consumers, especially the younger generations, against health care foodstuff, for these sometimes contain materials unfit for adolescents.

The watchdog also emphasized that health food should by no means be a replacement for any type of medical treatment.

(China.org.cn May 14, 2012)

《京華時(shí)報(bào)》報(bào)道，國(guó)家食品藥品監(jiān)督管理局提醒消費(fèi)者謹(jǐn)慎使用所謂的“補(bǔ)腦”食品。

在中考、高考即將來(lái)臨之際，國(guó)家食藥監(jiān)局周四表示，我國(guó)從未批準(zhǔn)過(guò)補(bǔ)腦、提高智商等功能的保健食品，并稱國(guó)家批準(zhǔn)的改善記憶、緩解體力疲勞、增強(qiáng)免疫力等功能的保健食品不適用于補(bǔ)腦或者提高智商。

國(guó)家食藥監(jiān)局提醒消費(fèi)者，特別是青少年，要謹(jǐn)慎對(duì)待保健食品，有些保健食品原料不太適合年輕人使用。

食藥監(jiān)局還強(qiáng)調(diào)，保健品從任何角度都不能替代醫(yī)藥治療。