Handbook of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods

by Wildman, Robert E. C.

• ISBN13: 9780849387340
• ISBN10: 0849387345
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-11-10
• Publisher: CRC

Summary

Written by an international team of experts, this well-researched book covers the history of nutraceuticals, their connection to preventing diseases, and marketing issues. The book provides an easy-to-follow delineation of inter-organ and intracellular activities of these substances. Figures illustrate the molecular structure and design as well as metabolic pathways, providing the reader with an in-depth guide to nearly 200 nutraceutical compounds.

Table of Contents

Nutraceuticals: A Brief Review of Historical and Teleological Aspects	1	(12)
Robert E.C. Wildman
Classifying Nutraceuticals	13	(18)
Robert E.C. Wildman
Isoprenoids, Health and Disease	31	(24)
Pamela L. Crowell
Charles E. Elson
Isoflavones: Source and Metabolism	55	(22)
Suzanne Hendrich
Patricia A. Murphy
Soy Protein, Soybean Isoflavones, and Bone Health: A Review of the Animal and Human Data	77	(22)
Mark Messina
Eric T. Gugger
D. Lee Alekel
Phytoestrogens: Involvement in Breast and Prostate Cancer	99	(14)
Julie H. Mitchell
Anticancer and Cholesterol-Lowering Activities of Citrus Flavonoids	113	(14)
Najla Guthrie
Elzbieta M. Kurowska
Flavonoids as Antioxidants	127	(16)
Robert A. DiSilvestro
Carotenoids, Metabolism and Disease	143	(14)
Richard M. Faulks
Susan Southon
Lycopene: Source, Properties and Nutraceutical Potential	157	(12)
Richard S. Bruno
Robert E.C. Wildman
Cruciferous Vegetables and Cancer Prevention	169	(24)
Elizabeth H. Jeffery
Vickie Jarrell
Garlic: The Mystical Food in Health Promotion	193	(16)
John A. Milner
Antioxidant Vitamin and Phytochemical Content of Fresh and Processed Pepper Fruit (Capsicum annuum)	209	(26)
Luke R. Howard
Modification of Atherogenesis and Heart Disease by Grape Wine and Tea Polyphenols	235	(26)
Michael A. Dubick
Stanley T. Omaye
Olive Oil and Health Benefits	261	(8)
Denis M. Medeiros
Anticancer and Cholesterol-Lowering Activities of Tocotrienols	269	(12)
Najla Guthrie
Elzbieta M. Kurowska
Dietary Fiber and Coronary Heart Disease	281	(14)
Thunder Jalili
Robert E.C. Wildman
Denis M. Medeiros
Omega-3 Fish Oils and Lipoprotein Metabolism	295	(10)
Sidika E. Kasim-Karakas
Lipid Oxidation in Biological Systems Enriched with Long Chain n-3 Fatty Acids	305	(26)
Rosemary C. Wander
Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Cardiac Arrhythmias	331	(14)
Parveen Kumar Rudra
Sudheera S.D. Nair
James W. Leitch
Manohar L. Garg
Omega-3 Fish Oils and Insulin Resistance	345	(8)
Sidika E. Kasim-Karakas
Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Rheumatoid Arthritis	353	(24)
Dianne H. Volker
Manohar L. Garg
Sphingolipids: Mechanism-Based Inhibitors of Carcinogenesis Produced by Animals, Plants, and Other Organisms	377	(16)
Alfred H. Merrill, Jr.
Eva-Marie Schmelz
Applications of Herbs to Functional Foods	393	(14)
Susan S. Percival
R. Elaine Turner
Probiotics and Prebiotics	407	(16)
Edward R. Farnworth
Lecithin and Choline: New Roles for Old Nutrients	423	(22)
David J. Canty
Conjugated Linoleic Acid: The Present State of Knowledge	445	(32)
Bruce A. Watkins
Yong Li
The Role of Nuts in Cardiovascular Disease Prevention	477	(20)
Joan Sabate
Timothy Radak
Jack Brown, Jr.
Colon Cancer: Dietary Fiber and Beyond	497	(4)
Gene A. Spiller
Monica Spiller
Stability Testing of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods	501	(16)
Leonard N. Bell
Marketing Issues for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals	517	(12)
Nancy M. Childs
Index	529