Applications of Functional Foods in Disease Prevention

1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-77491-361-1
Verlag: Apple Academic Press

Buch, Englisch, 364 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 710 g

Reihe: AAP Advances in Nutraceuticals

Functional food sources are growing in popularity because they are exceptionally nutritious and provide amazing medical advantages. They can help ensure against infection, prevent supplement deficiency, and advance appropriate health development and improvement. With illustrative case studies, this new volume explores the many roles of functional foods in the prevention and management of various diseases, including diabetes, autism spectrum disorder, weight loss and obesity, microbial infections, ulcers and other gastrointestinal diseases, mental disorders and brain health, cardiac health and cardiovascular diseases, osteoporosis and bone health, and more.

Zielgruppe

Academic and Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Keservani, Raj K.

Ahire, Eknath D.

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Ernährungsmedizin, Diätetik
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizin, Gesundheit: Sachbuch, Ratgeber
• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Lebensmitteltechnologie und Getränketechnologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Overview of Functional Foods 2. Functional Food in Autism 3. Functional Foods in Cancer Management and Prevention 4. Novel Applications of Functional Foods in Brain Health 5. Functional Food in Management of Weight Loss and Obesity 6. Functional Food in Health and Diseases 7. Role of Functional Foods in Cardiovascular Diseases 8. Functional Food in Prevention of Diabetes Mellitus 9. Functional Foods in Microbial Infection 10. Strategies of Functional Foods in Ulcers 11. Functional Foods in Acidity Management and Prevention 12. Role of Functional Foods in Psychotic Disorders 13. Functional Foods in Viral Infections 14. Role of Functional Foods in Growth and Development 15. Overview of Functional Foods and Their Impact on Osteoporosis

Über Autor(innen)

Raj K. Keservani, MPharm, is Associate Professor in the Faculty of B. Pharmacy at the CSM Group of Institutions, Allahabad, India. He has more than 12 years of academic (teaching) experience from various institutes of India in pharmaceutical education. He has published peerreviewed papers in the field of pharmaceutical sciences in national and international journals, book chapters, co-authored books, and edited books. He is also active as a reviewer for several international scientific journals. His research interests include nutraceutical and functional foods, novel drug delivery systems (NDDS), transdermal drug delivery/drug delivery, health science, cancer biology, and neurobiology. He is co-editor of the book series AAP Advances in Nutraceuticals.

Eknath D. Ahire, MSPharm, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutics at MET’s Institute of Pharmacy, Bhujbal Knowledge City, Adgaon, Nashik, Maharashtra, India. He is also affiliated with Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, India. He has over five years of experience, including four years of academic experience as an Assistant Professor and one year in the industrial world as Formulation Scientist II with Torrent Research Centre, Gandhinagar, Gujrat, India. He is a reviewer for several reputed international journals. He was awarded an AICTEsponsored P.G. Research Scholarship by the Government of India. He has more than 25 publications (research, review, and book chapters) to his credit, published in national and international reputed indexed journals as well as five textbooks. He has worked on nanotechnologybased drug delivery systems, nutraceuticals, and novel drug delivery systems.