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Handbook of nutraceuticals and functional foods / edited by Robert E.C. Wildman.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Boca Raton : CRC/Taylor&Francis, [2007]Copyright date: ©2007Edition: Second editionDescription: 541 pages : illustrations ; 27 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0849364094
  • 9780849364099
Other title:
  • Nutraceuticals and functional foods [Parallel title]
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 613.2 22
LOC classification:
  • QP144.F85 H36 2007
Contents:
Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods -- Isoflavones: Source and Metabolism -- Lycopene: Food Sources, Properties and Health -- Garlic: The Mystical Food in Health Promotion -- Grape Wine and Tea Polyphenols in the Modulation of Atherosclerosis and Heart Disease -- Dietary Fiber and Coronary Heart Disease -- Omega-3 Fish Oils and Lipoprotein Metabolism -- Omega-3 Fish Oils and Insulin Resistance -- Antioxidant Vitamin and Phytochemical Content of Fresh and Processed Pepper Fruit (Capsicum annuum) -- Osteoarthritis: Nutrition and Lifestyle Interventions -- Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Mediterranean Diet, Probiotics, Vitamin D and Exercise in the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis -- Skeletal Effects of Soy Isoflavones in Humans: Bone Mineral Density and Bone Markers -- Applications of Herbs to Functional Foods -- Conjugated Linoleic Acids: Biological Actions and Health -- Olive Oil and Health Benefits -- The Role of alpha - and gamma -Tocopherols in Health -- Probiotics and Prebiotics -- Exopolysaccharides from Lactic Acid Bacteria: Food Uses, Production, Chemical Structures and Health Effects -- Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Tryptophan, B Vitamins, SAMe and Hypericum in the Adjunctive Treatment of Depression -- Protein as a Functional Food Ingredient for Weight Loss and Maintaining Body Composition -- Nutraceuticals and Inflammation in Athletes -- Oxidative Stress and Antioxidant Requirements in Trained Athletes -- Coenzyme Q10: A Functional Food with Immense Therapeutic Potential -- Coffee as a Functional Beverage -- Nutraceutical Stability Concerns and Shelf Life Testing -- Nutraceutical and Functional Food Application to Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis -- Marketing and Regulatory Issues for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals -- Obesity Policy: Opportunities for Functional Food Market Growth.
Summary: "With contributions from a panel of leading international experts, the Handbook of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods, Second Edition, provides a collection of the most current topics in nutraceuticals and functional foods. This edition features new and revised chapters, including the topics of vitamin E, nutritional supplements and inflammation, whey protein, cereals, beverages, and fruits. This authoritative guide serves as a comprehensive, all-in-one reference source for professionals in food chemistry and engineering as well as nutritional, pharmaceutical, and biomedical science and makes an ideal text for students specializing in these fields."--Publisher description.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods -- Isoflavones: Source and Metabolism -- Lycopene: Food Sources, Properties and Health -- Garlic: The Mystical Food in Health Promotion -- Grape Wine and Tea Polyphenols in the Modulation of Atherosclerosis and Heart Disease -- Dietary Fiber and Coronary Heart Disease -- Omega-3 Fish Oils and Lipoprotein Metabolism -- Omega-3 Fish Oils and Insulin Resistance -- Antioxidant Vitamin and Phytochemical Content of Fresh and Processed Pepper Fruit (Capsicum annuum) -- Osteoarthritis: Nutrition and Lifestyle Interventions -- Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Mediterranean Diet, Probiotics, Vitamin D and Exercise in the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis -- Skeletal Effects of Soy Isoflavones in Humans: Bone Mineral Density and Bone Markers -- Applications of Herbs to Functional Foods -- Conjugated Linoleic Acids: Biological Actions and Health -- Olive Oil and Health Benefits -- The Role of alpha - and gamma -Tocopherols in Health -- Probiotics and Prebiotics -- Exopolysaccharides from Lactic Acid Bacteria: Food Uses, Production, Chemical Structures and Health Effects -- Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Tryptophan, B Vitamins, SAMe and Hypericum in the Adjunctive Treatment of Depression -- Protein as a Functional Food Ingredient for Weight Loss and Maintaining Body Composition -- Nutraceuticals and Inflammation in Athletes -- Oxidative Stress and Antioxidant Requirements in Trained Athletes -- Coenzyme Q10: A Functional Food with Immense Therapeutic Potential -- Coffee as a Functional Beverage -- Nutraceutical Stability Concerns and Shelf Life Testing -- Nutraceutical and Functional Food Application to Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis -- Marketing and Regulatory Issues for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals -- Obesity Policy: Opportunities for Functional Food Market Growth.

"With contributions from a panel of leading international experts, the Handbook of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods, Second Edition, provides a collection of the most current topics in nutraceuticals and functional foods. This edition features new and revised chapters, including the topics of vitamin E, nutritional supplements and inflammation, whey protein, cereals, beverages, and fruits. This authoritative guide serves as a comprehensive, all-in-one reference source for professionals in food chemistry and engineering as well as nutritional, pharmaceutical, and biomedical science and makes an ideal text for students specializing in these fields."--Publisher description.

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