Nutraceuticals and health : review of human evidence / edited by Somdat Mahabir & Yashwant V. Pathak.

Nutraceuticals and health : review of human evidence / edited by Somdat Mahabir & Yashwant V. Pathak.

Although health claims for nutraceuticals range from the fantastic to the sublime, most of these claims are based on cell culture studies and have not been validated in humans, making them inadequate for public health recommendations. Focusing on human population-based research (epidemiology studies...

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Contributors: Mahabir, Somdat (Editor), Pathak, Yashwant (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, [2014]
Series:Nutraceuticals (Series)
Subjects:
Diet therapy.
Dietary supplements.
Functional foods.
Nutrition.
Dietary Supplements
Nutrition Therapy
Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Diet Therapy
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Background to nutraceuticals and human health
  • Chapter 2. Clinical trials of dietary supplements and cancer
  • Chapter 3. Curcumin in human cancer prevention and treatment
  • Chapter 4. Cancer prevention potential of diet and dietary supplements in epigenome modulation
  • Chapter 5. Role of dietary supplements in lowering LDL-cholesterol
  • Chapter 6. Nutraceuticals and atherosclerosis : Human trials
  • Chapter 7. Nutraceuticals in cardiovascular diseases : Mechanisms and application
  • Chapter 8. Potential of nutraceuticals against obesity complications
  • Chapter 9. Role of nutraceutical supplements in the prevention and treatment of hypertension
  • Chapter 10. Nutraceuticals in the treatment of metabolic syndrome
  • Chapter 11. Medicinal herbs and dietary supplements in diabetes management
  • Chapter 12. Nutrients for optimal lung function
  • Chapter 13. Nutraceutical-gut microbiome interactions in human disease
  • Chapter 14. Metabolic and potential health benefits of nutraceuticals on gut microbiome
  • Chapter 15. Nutraceuticals in the prevention of cognitive decline
  • Chapter 16. Nutraceuticals in the prevention or treatment of Parkinson's disease
  • Chapter 17. Dietary supplements and other alternative substances for the treatment of multiple sclerosis
  • Chapter 18. Methodological issues in conducting epidemiological research on nutraceuticals.

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