Fruits, Vegetables, and Herbs Bioactive Foods in Health Promotion
Coordonnateurs : Watson Ronald Ross, Preedy Victor R
Fruits, Vegetables, and Herbs: Bioactive Foods in Health Promotion brings together experts from around the world working on the cutting edge of research on fruit, vegetables, and herbs in health promotion. Offering a timely, concise, scientific appraisal of the efficacy of key foods to prevent disease and improve the quality of life, Fruits, Vegetables, and Herbs: Bioactive Foods in Health Promotion provides valuable evidence-based conclusions and recommendations. This reference text will encourage further research on the potential benefits of fruits and vegetables in health and disease prevention, providing a basis for possible dietary modifications by the government and the public.
SECTION 1 OVERVIEW OF FRUITS, VEGETABLES AND HERBS IN HEALTH SECTION 2 FRUIT AND HEALTH AND DISEASES SECTION 3 VEGETABLES IN HEALTH AND DISEASE SECTION 4 HERBS IN HEALTH AND DISEASE
Victor R. Preedy BSc, PhD, DSc, FRSB, FRSPH, FRSC, FRCPath graduated with an Honours Degree in Biology and Physiology with Pharmacology. After gaining his University of London PhD, he received his Membership of the Royal College of Pathologists. He was later awarded his second doctorate (DSc), for his contribution to protein metabolism in health and disease. He is Professor of Clinical Biochemistry (Hon) at King’s College Hospital and Emeritus Professor of Nutritional Biochemistry at King’s College London. He has Honorary Professorships at the University of Hull, and the University of Suffolk. Professor Preedy was the Founding Director and then long-term Director of the Genomics Centre at King’s College London from 2006 to 2020. Professor Preedy has been awarded fellowships of the Royal Society of Biology, the Royal College of Pathologists, the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health, the Royal Institute of Pub
- Provides insight on bioactive constituents found in fruits and vegetables that can be further studied to improve health and disease resistance or incorporated into other food products and used as alternative medicines and dietary supplements
- Includes valuable information on how fruits are important sources of bioflavonoids and nonnutritive bioactives that modify body functions
- Offers a conclusion or summary of evidence at the end of each chapter to enhance understanding of new approaches in the field
Date de parution : 05-2016
Ouvrage de 618 p.
19x23.3 cm
Thèmes de Fruits, Vegetables, and Herbs :
Mots-clés :
Achillea millefolium; Actinidia; Aloe vera; Alzheimer disease; Amyloid-β; And Children (WIC); Anthocyanins; Anticancer; Anticonvulsant; Antiinflammatory; Antiinflammatory activity; Antimetastatic; Antimicrobial activity; Antimicrobials; Antimutagenic; Antioxidant; Antioxidant activity; Antioxidant capacity; Antiproliferation; Antiproliferative; Antiulcer; Arnebia densiflora; Açai pulp; Açai seed; Aβ oligomer; BPH; Barriers; Benign prostate hyperplasia; Bioactive compounds; Bioflavonoids; Bio