Nutraceuticals in health and disease prevention / edited by Klaus Krämer, Peter-Paul Hoppe, Lester Packer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Krämer, Klaus, 1960-

Hoppe, Peter-Paul, 1940-

Packer, Lester.

Series:

Oxidative stress and disease ; 6.

Oxidative stress and disease ; 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Functional foods.

Diet Therapy.

Nutrition.

Dietary Supplements.

Medical Subjects:

Diet Therapy.

Nutrition.

Dietary Supplements.

Physical Description:

xiv, 318 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Marcel Dekker, [2001]

Summary:

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 Prevention presents developing areas of nutraceutical research with studies of effective examples examines pathology treatments, including effects of S-adenosylmethionine (SAMe) on inflammatory disease and polyphenols on cardiovascular disease investigates the role and benefits of vitamin E in aging and the antioxidant network discusses the potency, multiple uses, and metabolic aspects of lipoic (thioctic) acid reviews the second generation of carotenoid research and the disease prevention properties of lycopene and lutein considers how polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) contribute to a healthy diet, from clinical and molecular perspectives profiles the efficacy, safety, and use of creatine as an anabolic nutraceutical by athletes analyzes identification methods for optimum delivery of nutrients, illustrated by the example of methyltetrahydrofolate and 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.

Contents:

1. Nutraceuticals: The Link Between Nutrition and Medicine / Hans K. Biesalski 1

2. The Role of Vitamin E in the Emerging Field of Nutraceuticals / Lester Packer, Stefan U. Weber 27

3. S-Adenosylmethionine (SAMe): Preclinical and Clinical Studies in Depression / Teodoro Bottiglieri 47

4. S-Adenosyl-L-Methionine: The Healthy Joint Product / Giorgio Stramentinoli 63

5. Methyltetrahydrofolate: The Superior Alternative to Folic Acid / John Scott 75

6. Lycopene and Lutein: The Next Steps to the Mixed Carotenoids / Robert M. Russell 91

7. n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids from Fish: Effects on Coronary Artery Disease / Erik Berg Schmidt, Jorn Dyerberg 103

8. Lipoic Acid: A Multifunctional Nutraceutical / Aalt Bast, Guido R. M. M. Haenen 113

9. R-[alpha]-Lipoic Acid / Klaus Kramer, Lester Packer 129

10. Creatine: Physiology and Exercise Performance / Klaus Kramer, Michael Weiss, Heinz Liesen 165

11. Plant Phenols and Cardiovascular Disease: Antioxidants and Modulators of Cell Response / Fabio Virgili, Cristina Scaccini, Peter-Paul Hoppe, Klaus Kramer, Lester Packer 187

12. L(-)-Carnitine and Its Precursor, [gamma]-Butyrobetaine / Hermann Seim, Knut Eichler, Hans-Peter Kleber 217

13. Conjugated Linoleic Acid / Werner G. Siems, Tilman Grune, Oliver Hasselwander, Klaus Kramer 257

14. Contributions of Different Types of Evidence / Charles Hennekens 289

15. The Brave New World of Foods That Make Health-Related Claims / Stephen H. McNamara 293.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0824704924

OCLC:

46641606