Preventive and Therapeutic Role of Vitamins as Nutraceuticals

1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-77491-444-1
Verlag: Apple Academic Press

Buch, Englisch, 338 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 675 g

Reihe: AAP Advances in Nutraceuticals

This new book provides informative coverage of recent breakthroughs in vitamins and their ability to prevent disease, manage health issues, and treat chronic illness. It describes the beneficial effects of vitamins as nutraceuticals in treating cancer, for improving the immunity of patients with HIV and AIDS, for the treatment of tuberculosis, and for the management of infectious diseases, such as viral infections, microbial infections, and COVID-19. The functional activity of vitamins in brain health and obesity management is also explored for the management, prevention, and delay of hypertension and related problems. The volume also covers vitamins that play a role in neurodegenerative diseases as well as those that can be used for weight loss and obesity, blindness and vision issues, baldness, and skincare issues.

Zielgruppe

Academic and Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Surana, Khemchand R.

Ahire, Eknath D.

Keservani, Raj K.

Kesharwani, Rajesh K.

Fachgebiete

• 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

PART I: ROLE OF VITAMINS IN CHRONIC DISEASES 1. Vitamins as Nutraceuticals in Cancer 2. Vitamins as Nutraceuticals for Tuberculosis 3. Vitamins as Nutraceuticals for HIV and AIDS 4. Vitamins as Nutraceuticals for Peptic Ulcer PART II: VITAMINS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES 5. Vitamins as Nutraceuticals for Viral Infection 6. Vitamins as Nutraceuticals for Microbial Infections 7. Vitamins as Nutraceuticals for Covid-19 PART III: FUNCTIONAL ACTIVITY OF VITAMINS IN BRAIN HEALTH AND OBESITY MANAGEMENT 8. Vitamins as Nutraceuticals for Hypertension 9. Vitamins as Nutraceuticals for Neurodegerative Disease 10. Vitamins as Nutraceuticals for Weight Loss and Obesity PART IV: NUTRITIONAL FUNCTION OF VITAMINS 11. Vitamins as Nutraceuticals for Blindness 12. Vitamins as Nutraceuticals for Baldness 13. Vitamins as Nutraceuticals for Skin Care 14. Overview and Recent Advances in Vitamins 15. Vitamins as Nutraceuticals for Human Nutrition

Über Autor(innen)

Khemchand R. Surana, MSPharm, is Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry at Shreeshakti Shaikshanik Sanstha Divine College of Pharmacy, India. He has attended national and international conferences and workshops and has published over 35 research articles and book chapters as well as nine books on pharmacy. His areas of interest are computer-aided drug design and synthesis, biological activity, evaluation, and nutraceuticals.

Eknath D. Ahire, MSPharm, is Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutics at MET’s, Institute of Pharmacy, affiliated with Savitribai Phule Pune University, India. He also works for QCS Labs LLP, Mumbai, as Inspector for Nigerian regulatory market pre-shipment inspection. He has more than 30 research papers and book chapters as well as six textbooks to his credit. He has participated and attended several national and international conferences and workshops.

Raj K. Keservani, MPharm, is Associate Professor of Pharmacy at the CSM Group of Institutions, Prayagraj, India. He has more than 12 years of academic experience from various institutes of India in pharmaceutical education. He has published over 30 peer-reviewed papers in the field of pharmaceutical sciences in national and international journals, six patents, over 70 book chapters, three co-authored books, and over 40 edited books.

Rajesh K. Kesharwani, PhD, MTech, is Associate Professor of Computer Application at Nehru Gram Bharati, Prayagraj, India. He has published many journal articles, book chapters, and edited books and has presented many papers at national and international conferences. He has received several awards, including the NASI-Swarna Jayanti Puruskar by the National Academy of Sciences of India. Along with Dr. Keservani, he edits the book series AAP Advances in Nutraceuticals.