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1 online resource (538 pages) |
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Handbook of Food Bioengineering |
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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 -- Safety and Quality Issues -- 6.1 -- Analytical -- 6.2 -- Bioavailability -- 6.3 -- Contaminants and Adulterants -- 6.4 -- Dosage -- 7 -- Global Regulations and Compliance -- 7.1 -- USA -- 7.2 -- European Union -- 7.3 -- China -- 7.4 -- Japan -- 7.5 -- India and Pakistan -- 8 -- Role of Nutraceuticals in Human Health -- 9 -- Conclusions -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 2 -- The Impact of Functional Food and Nutraceuticals in Health -- 1 -- Introduction -- 1.1 -- History of Nutraceuticals -- 1.2 -- Components of Nutraceuticals -- 1.3 -- Classification of Nutraceuticals -- 2 -- Disease Patterns Arising From a 21st-Century Lifestyle -- 3 -- Food as Medicine |
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3.1 -- Dietary Amino Acids and Their Effect on Brain Health -- 3.2 -- The Role of Amino Acid in Brain Health -- 3.3 -- Amino Acid in Synthesis of Neurotransmitters -- 3.4 -- Role of Fruits in Boosting Memory -- 3.5 -- Fruits for Treating and Preventing Brain Diseases -- 3.6 -- Grape Juice for Healthier Brain -- 3.7 -- Therapeutic Application of Blueberries -- 3.8 -- Black Seed: A Potential Nutraceutical for Healthier Brain -- 3.9 -- Health Benefits of Black Seed -- 3.10 -- Role of Black Seed Against Brain Inflammation -- 3.11 -- Black Seed in Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease -- 3.12 -- Black Seed in Epilepsy Treatment -- 3.13 -- Black Seed as Antitumor Agent -- 3.14 -- Momordica charantia (Karela) in Treatment of Diabetes -- 4 -- Challenges With Natural Nutrient Supplement -- 5 -- Allopathic Drugs and Challenges -- 6 -- Nutrients as Adjunct for Chemical Drugs -- 7 -- Nutrient Adjuncts for Cancer Therapy -- 7.1 -- Epigallocatechin Gallate -- 7.2 -- Selenium -- 7.3 -- Arginine -- 8 -- Advancement in Food Processing for Nutrients -- 9 -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Further Reading -- Section II: Nutrition -- Chapter 3 -- Lipids as Nutraceuticals: A Shift in Paradigm -- 1 -- Introduction -- 2 -- Classification of Lipids -- 2.1 -- Simple Lipids -- 2.1.1 -- Fats and oils (triacylglycerols) -- 2.1.2 -- Waxes -- 2.2 -- Complex Lipids -- 2.2.1 -- Phospholipids -- 2.2.1.1 -- Phosphoglycerides -- 2.2.1.2 -- Sphingolipids -- 2.2.2 -- Glycolipids -- 2.3 -- Derived Lipids -- 2.3.1 -- Fatty acids -- 2.3.2 -- Sterols -- 2.3.3 -- Terpenes -- 2.3.4 -- Eicosanoids -- 3 -- Biological Functions of Lipids -- 3.1 -- Energy -- 3.2 -- Role in Membrane -- 3.3 -- Role of Eicosanoids -- 3.4 -- Role in Signaling Pathways -- 3.4.1 -- Phosphoinositides -- 3.4.2 -- Ceramides and sphingosine-1-phosphate -- 4 -- Lipid Transport -- 5 -- Lipids in Pathogenesis of Diseases -- 5.1 -- Cancer -- 5.1.1 -- LC-PUFAs |
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5 -- Antrodia spp. -- 6 -- Boletus spp. -- 7 -- Cordyceps spp. -- 8 -- Ganoderma spp. -- 9 -- Hericium spp. -- 10 -- Laetiporus spp. -- 11 -- Lentinula spp. -- 12 -- Phellinus spp. -- 13 -- Trametes spp. -- 14 -- Miscellaneous Mushrooms -- 15 -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 6 -- Oregano: A Feed Additive With Functional Properties -- 1 -- Introduction -- 2 -- Antimicrobial Growth Promoters -- 3 -- Oregano Essential Oil -- 4 -- Modes of Action of Oregano -- 4.1 -- Antimicrobial Activity of Oregano -- 4.2 -- Antiparasitic Activity of Oregano -- 4.3 -- Antioxidant Activity of Oregano -- 4.4 -- Analgesic, Antiaggregant, Antiinflammatory, and Antispasmodic Activity of Oregano -- 4.5 -- Immunostimulating, Antimutagenic, and Protective Effects of Oregano -- 5 -- Use of Oregano in Animal Nutrition -- 5.1 -- Effects of Dietary Oregano in Poultry -- 5.2 -- Effects of Dietary Oregano in Pigs -- 5.3 -- Effects of Dietary Oregano in Ruminants -- 5.4 -- Effects of Dietary Oregano in Rabbits -- 6 -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 7 -- Potential of Chokeberry (Aronia Melanocarpa L.) as a Therapeutic Food -- 1 -- Introduction -- 2 -- Chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa) -- 2.1 -- Polyphenolsas Active Compounds of Chokeberry -- 2.2 -- Antioxidant Potential of Chokeberry -- 2.2.1 -- Antioxidant effects in humans -- 2.2.2 -- Antioxidant effects in animals -- 2.3 -- Potential Health Effects of Chokeberry -- 2.3.1 -- Effects on cardiovascular health -- 2.3.2 -- Other health-promoting effects of chokeberry -- 3 -- Bioavailability and Metabolism of Polyphenols Present in Chokeberry -- 4 -- Chokeberry Products-Extracts -- 5 -- New Technologies in Chokeberry Products -- 6 -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 8 -- Beta Glucan as Therapeutic Food -- 1 -- History -- 2 -- New Discoveries -- 3 -- Nutrition and Immunity |
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4 -- Why the Immune Responses are Dependent on Nutrition -- 5 -- Beta Glucans -- 6 -- Transport Through the Gastrointestinal Tract -- 7 -- Beta Glucan and Immunity -- 8 -- Beta Glucan as Food Additive -- 9 -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 9 -- Nutritionally Enhanced Foods Incorporating Chía Seed -- 1 -- Introduction -- 2 -- Therapeutic Foods -- 3 -- History and Ethnobotanical Aspects of Chia -- 3.1 -- Chia Seed as Valuable Food -- 3.2 -- Health Benefits and Nutraceuticals of Chia -- 4 -- Some Reports on Use of Chia Seed as Food Ingredient -- 5 -- Conclusions -- References -- Section III: Medical impact -- Chapter 10 -- Perspective Therapeutic Effects of Immunomodulating Acidic Herbal Heteropolysaccharides and Their Complexes in... -- Abbreviations -- 1 -- Introduction -- 1.1 -- Trends in Herbal Medicine and Nutrition -- 1.2 -- Importance of Bioactive Acidic Heteropolysaccharides -- 2 -- Chemical Diversity of Herbal Acidic Heteropolysaccharides and Relation to Immunogenicity -- 3 -- Perspective Therapeutic Effects of Acidic Heteropolysaccharides -- 3.1 -- Modulation of Innate and Adaptive Immunity -- 3.1.1 -- In vitro complement system modulation -- 3.1.2 -- Intestinal immune system modulation -- 3.1.3 -- Combinatorial effects of immunomodulation with herbal polysaccharides -- 3.2 -- Antitumor Activity Via Immune System Stimulation -- 3.3 -- Gastroprotective Effects Via Immune System Modulation -- 3.3.1 -- Prebiotic effect -- 3.3.2 -- Unique target-specific drug delivery -- 3.4 -- Perspective Therapeutic Effects of Polysaccharide Complexes -- 3.4.1 -- Polysaccharide-lignin conjugates -- 3.4.2 -- Polysaccharide-protein conjugates -- 3.4.3 -- Polysaccharide-mineral complexes -- 4 -- Preparation of Immunomodulating Acidic Heteropolysaccharides and Their Complexes -- 5 -- Concluding Remarks -- Acknowledgments -- References |
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Chapter 11 -- Soybeans, Flaxseeds, and Fish Oil in the Treatment of Renal Disease |
| Summary |
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 many spices, plant extracts, essential oils and vegetal mixtures that have immune-stimulatory effects and can be efficiently utilized in the treatment of infections and cancer |
| Notes |
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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Diet therapy -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Diet therapy
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Electronic books
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handbooks.
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Handbooks and manuals
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Guides et manuels.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Grumezescu, Alexandru Mihai, editor
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Holban, Alina Maria, editor
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| ISBN |
9780128115176 |
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0128115173 |
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