Seaweed in Health and Disease Prevention

Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-0-12-802772-1
Verlag: ACADEMIC PRESS

Buch, Englisch, 476 Seiten, Format (B × H): 197 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 1142 g

Seaweed in Health and Disease Prevention presents the potential usage of seaweed, macroalgae, and their extracts for enhancing health and disease. The book explores the possibilities in a comprehensive way, including outlining how seaweed can be used as a source of macronutrients and micronutrients, as well as nutraceuticals. The commercial value of seaweed for human consumption is increasing year-over-year, and some countries harvest several million tons annually. This text lays out the properties and effects of seaweeds and their use in the food industry, offering a holistic view of the ability of seaweed to impact or effect angiogenesis, tumors, diabetes and glucose control, oxidative stress, fungal infections, inflammation and infection, the gut, and the liver.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fleurence, Joël

Levine, Ira

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Hydrobiologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Pharmakologie, Toxikologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Präventivmedizin, Gesundheitsförderung, Medizinisches Screening
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Botanik Phykologie, Algen, Flechten, Lichen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1. Algae: A Way of Life and Health

Chapter 2. Society and Seaweed: Understanding the Past and Present

Chapter 3. Biology of Seaweeds

Chapter 4. Macroalgae Systematics

Chapter 5. Seaweeds as Food

Chapter 6. Seaweed and Alcohol: Biofuel or Booze?

Chapter 7. Lipids, Fatty Acids, Glycolipids, and Phospholipids

Chapter 8. Carbohydrates From Seaweeds

Chapter 9. Proteins and Pigments

Chapter 10. Seaweeds in Human Health

Chapter 11. Medicinal Properties: Antibiotic, Tonic, and Antiparasitic Properties

Chapter 12. Antiallergic Properties

Chapter 13. Toxic and Harmful Seaweeds

Chapter 14. Seaweed Application in Cosmetics

Über Autor(innen)

Fleurence, Joël
Dr. Joël Fleurence, PhD, is a Professor of Marine Biology and Biochemistry at Nantes University in the ISOMER laboratory. In 1985, he began his research career in the pharmaceutical industry at the French Company Roussel-Uclaf. In 1990, he was recruited by the Institute of Valorization of Seaweeds to lead research about the chemical composition and nutritional properties of macro-algae. He contributed to French regulation on marine algae used as sea vegetables. His research mainly focuses on the use of seaweed proteins in human nutrition.

Levine, Ira
Dr. Ira A. Levine, PhD is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Southern Maine and the CEO of the Algae Foundation. He has previously been awarded a 2009-2010 US State Department, Fulbright New Century Scholar and the 2016-2017 Fulbright Distinguished Chair Fellowship. He combines 40 years of applied and basic research in the physiological ecology and cultivation of algae, aquatic and farming management. His farming experience includes open-ocean and pond cultivation in Canada, China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, and the United States. As the CEO of the Algae Foundation, he is currently focused on algal-based workforce development, education, and training in the United States and 100 other countries.