Nutraceuticals and Health Care

Gulzar Ahmad Nayik editor Jasmeet Kour editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Elsevier Science & Technology

Published:26th Nov '21

Should be back in stock very soon

Nutraceuticals and Health Care cover

Nutraceuticals and Health Care explores the role of plant-based nutraceuticals as food ingredients and as therapeutic agents for preventing various diseases. The book assesses the role of nutraceuticals in addressing cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, and obesity by highlighting the derivatives, extraction, chemistry, mechanism of action, pharmacology, bioavailability, and safety of specific nutraceuticals. It analyzes twenty one nutraceuticals in a systematic way, providing a welcomed reference for nutrition researchers, nutritionists and dieticians, as well as other scientists studying related areas in food science, technology or agriculture. Students studying related topics will also benefit from this material.

ISBN: 9780323897792

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 1040g

398 pages