Therapeutic Foods

by Grumezescu, Alexandru Mihai Holban, Alina Maria

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Therapeutic Foods, Volume 8 in the Handbook of Food Bioengineering series, is an essential resource for anyone investigating foods that may be utilized as therapeutic agents. Plants and animal products have been utilized since ancient times as medicine to treat diseases, and the properties within foods and ingredients are still investigated for food therapy and prophylaxis. The book is a comprehensive resource for researchers and scientists already in the field or those just entering. It covers…

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Full title :Therapeutic Foods / Alexandru Mihai Grumezescu, Alina Maria Holban.

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Publication Date:2017.

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Publisher(s):Academic Press
Language:eng
Publication Date:2017.

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1. Nutraceuticals: myths vs. realities>2. The Impact of Functional food and Nutraceuticals in Health>3. Lipids as nutraceuticals: A shift in paradigm>4. Plant nutrition and agronomic management to obtain crops with better nutritional and nutraceutical quality>5. Mushrooms as a source of therapeutic foods>6. Oregano: a feed additive with functional properties>7. Potential of chokeberry (aronia melanocarpa l.) as a therapeutic food>8. Beta-Glucan as therapeutic food>9. Nutritionally enhanced foods incorporating chia seed>10. Perspective therapeutic effects of immunomodulating acidic herbal heteropolysaccharides and their complexes in functional and dietary nutrition>11. Soybeans, flaxseeds and fish oil in the treatment of renal disease>12. Maca, a nutraceutical from the Andean Highlands>13. Phytochemical and pharmacological properties of secondary metabolites in berries>14. Functional Foods and Chemoprevention in Cancer>15. Epigenetic Nutraceuticals in Cancer Treatment.

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Description:1 online resource (538 pages).

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ISBN:9780128115176, 0128115173
oclc:on1006507803
LC Classification:RM217.2
Dewey Decimal:615.854

Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Foreword -- Series Preface -- Preface for Volume 8: Therapeutic Foods -- Section I: State of the Art and Applications -- Chapter 1 -- Nutraceuticals: Myths Versus Realities -- 1 -- Nutraceuticals -- 1.1 -- Preamble -- 1.2 -- Definitions -- 1.3 -- Classification -- 1.3.1 -- Dietary supplements -- 1.3.2 -- Functional foods -- 1.3.3 -- Medicinal foods -- 1.4 -- Global Market -- 1.5 -- Commonly Used Nutraceuticals -- 1.6 -- Mechanism of Action -- 2 -- Natural, Nutraceuticals, and Pharmaceuticals -- 3 -- Nutraceuticals: Myths Versus Realities -- 3.1 -- Role of Nutraceuticals in the Prevention and Treatment of Health Disorders -- 3.2 -- Supplements Can Correct Flaws in Diet -- 3.3 -- All the Supplements Labeled "All Natural" are all Good -- 3.4 -- When a Nutrient is Introduced in Market, Stock it up -- 3.5 -- Nutraceuticals are as Good for Health as Diet -- 3.6 -- In Vitro and In Vivo Studies are Enough to Believe Health Benefits of Certain Nutrients -- 3.6.1 -- Anthocyanins -- 4 -- Health Claims of Nutraceuticals -- 5 -- Labeling Requirements -- 5.1 -- Nutritional Labeling -- 5.2 -- Labeling for Quality -- 6 -…