Anthocyanins in Health and Disease

Anthocyanins in Health and Disease Prevention
Maria Fernanda Nunez and Bernadene A. Magnuson

Basic Anthocyanin Chemistry and Dietary Sources
Øyvind M. Andersen and Monica Jordheim

Bioavailability and Bioabsorption of Anthocyanins
Tony K. McGhie and David E. Stevenson

Analysis of Anthocyanins in Biological Samples
Pu Jing and M. Monica Giusti

Antioxidant Activities of Anthocyanins
Xianli Wu

Anthocyanins in Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
Taylor C. Wallace

Anthocyanins and Metabolic Syndrome
Diana E. Roopchand, Leonel E. Rojo, David Ribnicky, and Ilya Raskin

Anthocyanins, Anthocyanin Derivatives, and Colorectal Cancer
Li-Shu Wang, Chieh-Ti Kuo, Dan Peiffer, Claire Seguin, Kristen Stoner, Yi-Wen Huang, Tim H.-M. Huang, Nita Salzman, Zhongfa Liu, Daniel Rosenberg, Guang-Yu Yang, Wencai Yang, Xiuli Bi, Steven Carmella, Stephen Hecht, and Gary Stoner

Anthocyanins in Visual Performance and Ocular Diseases
Francois Tremblay and Wilhelmina Kalt

Effects of Anthocyanins on Neuronal and Cognitive Brain Functions
Erika K. Ross, Aimee N. Winter, and Daniel A. Linseman

Role of Anthocyanins in Skin Aging and UV-Induced Skin Damage
Leonel E. Rojo, Diana E. Roopchand, Brittany Graf, Diana M. Cheng, David Ribnicky, Bertold Fridlender, and Ilya Raskin

Anthocyanins, Innate Immunity, and Exercise
Suzanne Maria Hurst and Roger Donald Hurst

Biography

Taylor C. Wallace, Ph.D., CFS, FACN, is the senior director of Science, Policy, and Government Affairs at the National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) and the senior director of Scientific and Clinical Programs at the National Bone Health Alliance (NBHA), a public–private partnership, managed and operated by the NOF. Dr. Wallace is responsible for ensuring that NOF’s scientific, legislative, and policy program is broad based, comprehensive, and evidence based, aimed at strengthening bone health, and decreasing the prevalence for osteoporosis by working with various key government agencies and scientific societies toward improving tests and therapies associated with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of osteoporosis. He has produced over 20 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters and is the coeditor of Anthocyanins in Health and Disease and the editor of Dietary Supplements in Health and Disease Prevention to be published in 2014.

M. Mónica Giusti is an associate professor and graduate studies chair at the Food Science and Technology Department, the Ohio State University (OSU), Columbus, Ohio and a visiting faculty of the Facultad de Industrias Alimentarias, Universidad Nacional Agraria, La Molina, Peru. Her research has focused on the chemistry and functionality of flavonoids, with strong emphasis on natural colorants and functional foods. Dr. Giusti has become a leading researcher in the field of anthocyanins with her work being cited over 1,500 times in a plethora of scientific publications. Dr. Giusti has 50 peer-reviewed publications and 20 book chapters, and has presented her research around the world at more than 100 national and international meetings, conferences, and workshops. She was granted a patent on the chemoprotective effects of anthocyanin-rich extracts, and has three additional patents pending in the field of anthocyanins.

"… a recommendation for any college-level course in nutrition and covers the compounds to be found in certain foods, and which are responsible for various colorful presentations of fruits, vegetables and flowers. Discussions of these pigments and their healthy properties come from a group of scientists working in different fields who consider the chemistry, metabolism and qualities of anthocyanins and how they help the body fight chronic diseases. This is a technical survey recommended for professional and college-level holdings in nutrition science and health: it provides clear discussions of the role of anthocyanins in preventing pathologies and fostering health and is a pick for any collection specific about health and disease management."
—California Bookwatch, January 2014