Understanding the Role of Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals in Chronic Disease Prevention

By Shima Abdollahi, Syam Mohan, Yashwant V. Pathak

Chronic illnesses have seen a significant rise globally, which can be partially attributed to the increasing human lifespan. In this context, functional foods and nutraceuticals play a crucial role in maintaining and promoting health. They can help the body combat inflammation and chronic diseases.

Molecular Mechanisms of Action of Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals for Chronic Diseases

This volume addresses the effects and mechanisms of functional foods in relation to chronic diseases such as obesity, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancer, and more. It encourages new thought processes and a paradigm shift in research and development.

Key Features:

• Discusses the molecular mechanism of action, the range of toxicities exerted by these food components for functional foods in addressing chronic conditions.
• Enhances scientists and industrial personnel knowledge of functional foods and in the management of chronic diseases.
• Presents research on the role of functional foods/nutraceuticals in preventing and treating chronic diseases through epigenetic modulation.
• Explores various subjects such as epigenetics, immunological, metabolic, technological, and neurodegenerative aspects affected by functional foods in chronic diseases.

The world’s leading wellness centers for chronic diseases are using functional foods and nutraceuticals in their practice and discovering their useful applications. This second of two volume sets is another great reference for practitioners, scientists, and clinicians in the management of chronic diseases.

Contributors:

Contributors hail from different geographical locations around the world and have many years of research and scholarly experience in functional foods, nutraceuticals, and biology.

Product Details:

Publisher: CRC Press; 1st edition (April 19, 2023)
Language: English
Hardcover: 402 pages
ISBN-10: 1032335122
ISBN-13: 978-1032335124