Nutraceuticals in Health and Disease Prevention (Oxidative Stress and Disease)

Promoting scientific support for the plethora of health benefits related to nutrition and medicine, Nutraceuticals in Health and Disease Prevention delivers a comprehensive and scientifically sound overview of the latest research findings in disease prevention, therapy, and enhanced body function in the revolutionary field of nutraceutical technology-with highlights from the Nutraceutical Conference held in Ludwigshafen, Germany.Includes perspectives and reviews from recognized experts on nutraceuticals of scientific and public interest!Recognizing the need to control the balance between environmental stressors and human health, Nutraceuticals in Health and Disease Preventionpresents developing areas of nutraceutical research with studies of effective examplesexamines pathology treatments, including effects of S-adenosylmethionine (SAMe) on inflammatory disease and polyphenols on cardiovascular diseaseinvestigates the role and benefits of vitamin E in aging and the antioxidant networkdiscusses the potency, multiple uses, and metabolic aspects of lipoic (thioctic) acidreviews the second generation of carotenoid research and the disease prevention properties of lycopene and luteinconsiders how polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) contribute to a healthy diet, from clinical and molecular perspectivesprofiles the efficacy, safety, and use of creatine as an anabolic nutraceutical by athletesanalyzes identification methods for optimum delivery of nutrients, illustrated by the example of methyltetrahydrofolateand much more!Containing over 1100 valuable literature references, drawings, and tables, Nutraceuticals in Health and Disease Prevention functions as an indispensable reference in the libraries of nutritionists and dietitians, pharmacists, molecular and cell biologists and biochemists, oncologists, endocrinologists, dermatologists, physiologists, epidemiologists, neurochemists, pediatricians, and upper-level undergraduate, graduate, and medical school students in these disciplines.