Nutraceuticals and Health Care explores the role of plant-based nutraceuticals as food ingredients and as therapeutic agents for preventing various diseases. The book assesses the role of nutraceuticals in addressing cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, and obesity by highlighting the derivatives, extraction, chemistry, mechanism of action, pharmacology, bioavailability, and safety of specific nutraceuticals. It analyzes twenty one nutraceuticals in a systematic way, providing a welcomed reference for nutrition researchers, nutritionists and dieticians, as well as other scientists studying related areas in food science, technology or agriculture. Students studying related topics will also benefit from this material.
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1. Nutraceuticals: A deep and profound concept
2. Cereal Proteins
4. Lignans
5. Betalin
6. Flavonoids
7. Lycopene
8. Carotenoids
9. Curcumin
10. Eugenol
11. PUFA/MUFA
12. Resveratrol
13. Glucosinolates
14. Gamma oryzol
15. Tocopherol
16. Alpha Linolenic acid
17. Ascorbic acid
18. Phenolic acids
19. Anthocyanins
20. Genistein and Daidzeinu
21. Beta Glucan
22. Berberine
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Systematically analyzes nutraceuticals as food ingredients and therapeutic agents
Serves as a foundation for analyzing the efficiency and validity of various plant-derived nutraceuticals
Explores the use of nutraceuticals as a therapeutic tool in the prevention of chronic and degenerative diseases
Highlights the derivatives, extraction, chemistry, mechanism of action, pharmacology, bioavailability, and safety of specific nutraceuticals
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780323897792
Publisert
2021-11-26
Utgiver
Elsevier Science & Technology; Academic Press Inc
Vekt
1040 gr
Høyde
276 mm
Bredde
216 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
398