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Title Performance functional foods / edited by David H. Watson
Published Boca Raton, Fla. ; Cambridge : Woodhead, 2003

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Description xiii, 200 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Series Woodhead Publishing series in food science, technology and nutrition ; 78
Woodhead Publishing in food science, technology, and nutrition ; 78
Contents Interactions between stress, food and mood-- Mood, cognitive function and nutritional and other supplements-- The range of medicinal plants influencing mental and physical performance-- Phyto-oestrogens and cognitive function-- Ginseng-- Ginkgo biloba and Alzheimer's disease-- Functional ingredients in sports drinks-- Pharmacological functions of green tea polyphenols-- Caffeine, mental performance and mood
Summary Some of the newest and most exciting developments in functional foods are products that claim to influence mood and enhance both mental and physical performance. This important collection reviews the range of ingredients used in these 'performance' functional foods, their effects and the evidence supporting functional benefits. One of the most innovative sectors in the rapidly growing functional foods market is that comprising so-called 'performance' functional foods which affect mood, mental and physical performance. An important issue in ensuring long term growth in this sector is to consolidate research on the complex links between nutrition and functional ingredients such as herbs, mood and cognitive performance. With its distinguished international team of contributors, this collection reviews key research in this important new area. After an introductory review of market trends, chapter two discusses recent research on the interactions between food, stress and mood, looking in particular at the role of carbohydrates. The following chapter reviews current evidence for the impact of a number of nutrients and herbal ingredients on mood and cognitive performance, including herbs such as St John's wort and kava kava. Chapter three then discusses the range of medicinal plants that have been associated with improvements in mental and physical performance. The following chapters then look in more detail at particular topics including phyto-oestrogens and cognitive function, the functional benefits of ginseng, ginkgo biloba and Alzheimer's disease, polyphenols and, finally, the impact of caffeine on mental performance and mood. Performance functional foods will be widely welcomed as a timely review of an important sector in the functional foods market
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Include bibliographical references and index
Notes Also available via the World Wide Web
Subject Performance -- Nutritional aspects.
Functional foods.
Dietary Supplements.
Genre/Form Fulltext
Internet Resource
Illustration
Author Watson, D. H. (David H.), 1952-
LC no. 2007270802
ISBN 0849317428 USA
1855736713
185573690X e-book