Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals in Metabolic and Non-communicable Diseases

Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals in Metabolic and Non-communicable Diseases presents strategies for the prevention of non-communicable diseases and undernutrition through the use of functional foods and nutraceuticals. Research has shown that the use of certain functional foods and nutraceuticals, including spices, herbs, and millets, animal foods and plant foods can play a role in the treatment and prevention of various diseases and in health promotion. Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals in Metabolic and Non-communicable Diseases explores epigenetic modulation as a new method for the development of functional foods and functional farming. Intended for nutritionists, food scientists, and those working in related health science professions, this book contributes to the discussions focused on nutritional transition, globalization, and how to administer foods in the treatment of metabolic syndrome, hypertension, diabetes, heart attacks, neuropsychiatric disorders, bone and joint diseases and carcinogenesis. Places emphasis on food diversity to provide perfect combinations of nutritional ingredientsPresents the utility and necessity of functional food production for health promotionOffers suggestions to increase functional food production while simultaneously decreasing production costs INDICE: Section 1: Functional Food and Nutraceutical Availability 1. Western diets and Risk of under and over-nutrition related Diseases 2. Estimates of total foods and Functional Foods and nutraceutical Availability 3. Evolutionary Diets and the Singh's Concept of Functional Foods and Functional Farming (4F) 4. Economic cost of functional foods Verses Presently available foods in relation to health Section 2: Evolutionary Diet and NCDS 4. Functional foods and nutraceuticals for prevention of undernutrition 5. Functional Foods for Prevention of Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome 6. Functional Food for Prevention of Diabetes Mellitus 7. Functional Food for Prevention of hypertension 8. Functional Foods for prevention of Atherosclerosis 9. Functional Foods for prevention of cancer with reference to recurrence 10. Low Protein Rice: Medical Rice for Chronic Kidney Disease and the role of soya beans flour and mellets in the prevention of hypoalbuminemia Section 3: Fatty Acids in the Diet as functional foods 11. Low Omega-6/Omega-3 Fatty Acid Ratio Diets and health promotion? 12. Fatty Acids in Human Diet and Their Impact on Cognitive and Emotional Functioning 13. Fats and Oils for Health Promotion with Emphasis on Bioactive Olive Oil Polyphenols 14. Modern vs wild Eggs, Predispose Risk of Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes and Cancer? 15. Esteric acid and monounsaturated fatty acids

• ISBN: 978-0-12-819815-5
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 800
• Fecha Publicación: 01/05/2021
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés