Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods in Human Health and Disease Prevention

INTRODUCTION
Global Food Habit and Trend: An Overview
Priyamvadah Kinth and Nimisha Kankan
Safety and Toxicity of Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals
Palma Ann Marone and Kathryn Birkenbach
Functional Foods in the Treatment of Proceßed Food Addiction and the Metabolic Syndrome
J.R. Ifland, Harry G. Preuss, M.T. Marcus, K.M. Rourke, W.C. Taylor, H. Theresa Wright, and K. Sheppard
Nutraceuticals and Their Role in Human Health: A Review
Runu Chakraborty and Lipi Das

OBESITY, DIABETES, AND METABOLIC SYNDROME
Dietary Factors in Promoting Healthy Lifestyle: A New Prospect of Neuroendocrine in Obesity
Richard Zwe-Ling Kong
Health Effects and Weight Loss Benefits of Calorie Restriction Dietary Regimens
Eric Gumpricht and Krista Varady
Overview of Novel Herbal Supplements in Diabetes
Neetu Mishra, Kanti Bhooshan Pandey, and Syed Ibrahim Rizvi
Recommended Diet for Diabetics: Hydrocarbons, Glycemic Impact, Glycemic Load, Glycemic Index, and Mediterranean Diet
Paulin Moszczyånski and Zbigniew Tabarowski

CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH
Nutrition and Cardiovascular Health: A Review
Mash Hamid, Clare Stradling, Shahrad Taheri, and G. Neil Thomas

ARTHRITIS, INFLAMMATION, AND JOINT DISORDERS
Antioxidative and Anti-Inflammatory Effects and Health Implications of Berry Polyphenols: Evidence from Compositional and Structural Background to Cell, Animal, and Human Studies
Sang Gil Lee, Terrence M. Vance, and Ock K. Chun
A Review on the Efficacy of Probiotics in the Treatment of Rheumatic Diseases
Elnaz Vaghef-Mehrabany and Leila Vaghef-Mehrabany
Phytochemicals as Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Kartick C. Pramanik and Atreyi Maiti

POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS AND SELECTED PHYTOCHEMICALS
¿-3 PUFA Fatty Acids, Advancing Age, and Brain Function: A Review
Isabelle Denis and GaËlle Champeil-Potokar
Stress, Parkinson’s, and Alzheimer’s Disease: Role of Dietary Supplements
Raj K. Keservani, Rajesh K. Kesharwani, Anil K. Sharma, and Mohd Fasih Ahmad
Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods in the Prevention of Mental Disorder
Raj K. Keservani, Swati Singh, Virendra Singh, Rajesh K. Kesharwani, and Anil K. Sharma

PULMONARY DISEASES
Prebiotics, Probiotics, and Synbiotics for the Management of Respiratory Disease
Seil Sagar, Gert Folkerts, and Johan Garssen
Pulmonary and Respiratory Health: Antioxidants and Nutraceuticals
Raj K. Keservani, Rajesh K. Kesharwani, and Anil K. Sharma

HYPERTENSION
Nutrition and Nutraceutical Supplements for the Treatment of Hypertension
Mark Houston
Effects of Different Dietary Fibers on Sugar-Induced Blood Preßure Elevations in Hypertensive Rats: Focus on Viscosity
Harry G. Preuß, Debasis Bagchi, Dallas Clouatre, and Nicholas V. Perricone

IMMUNE HEALTH
Dietary Supplements, Nutraceutical, and Functional Foods in Immune Response (Immunomodulators)
Raj K. Keservani, Rajesh K. Kesharwani, Anil K. Sharma, and Urmila Jarouliya

CANCER
Natural Products in the Prevention of Cancer: A Review
Kelly C. Heim and Michael J. Spinella
Helicobacter pylori Infection and Phytochemicals
Archana Chatterjee

OCULAR HEALTH
Integrative View of the Nutrition of the Eye
S.K. Polutchko, J.J. Stewart, and B. Demmig-Adams

PROSTATE HEALTH
Nutraceuticals for Prostate Cancer
Shigeo Horie

SLEEP DISORDERS
Nutrition and Sleep: An Overview
Glenda Lindseth, Ashley Murray, and Brian Helland

WOUND HEALING
Oral Supplementation of a Standardized Naturally Fermented Papaya Preparation May Correct Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus-Induced Reactive Oxygen Species Dysregulation
Ryan Dickerson and Sashwati Roy

HAIR AND SKIN HEALTH
Herbal Treatment for Hair Loss and Alopecia: An Overview
Nattaya Lourith and Mayuree Kanlayavattanakul
Nutrition, Nutraceuticals, and Hair Growth
Mi-Ryung Kim and Jae-Suk Choi
Herbal Treatment for Skin Wrinkle: An Overview
Mayuree Kanlayavattanakul and Nattaya Lourith

FERTILITY AND SEXUAL HEALTH
Nutraceuticals and Male Fertility: A Review
Michelle Lightfoot, Muhannad Alsyouf, and Edmund Y. Ko
Sexual Dysfunctions and Nutraceutical Therapy: An Examination of Human Research
Gene Bruno

COSMECEUTICALS
Nutraceuticals in Cosmeceuticals
Palma Ann Marone

EXERCISE AND PHYSICAL HEALTH
Nutrition, Functional Foods, and Exercise: A Review
Wataru Aoi and Yuji Naito

SICKLE CELL ANEMIA
Nutraceuticals in the Management of Sickle Cell Anemia
Ngozi Awa Imaga

ROLE OF PROBIOTICS GASTROINTESTINAL AND DENTAL HEALTH
Health Benefits of Human Probiont Lactobacillus plantarum
Satish Kumar Ramraj and Arul Venkatesan
Probiotic in Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders in Children: Therapy and Revention
Flavia Indrio, Giuseppe Riezzo, and Antonio Di Mauro
Probiotics and Dental Health: An Overview
Maria Grazia Cagetti, Fabio Cocco, and Guglielmo Campus
Antimicrobial Properties of Wild Oregano Extracts: A Compilation and Review of Current Research
Cassim Igram
Nutraceuticals from Microalgae
Faruq Ahmed, Faisal Alsenani, and Peer M. Schenk

Biography

Debasis Bagchi, PhD, MACN, CNS, MAIChE, received his PhD in medicinal chemistry in 1982. He is a professor in the Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Houston College of Pharmacy, Houston, Texas, and the chief scientific officer of Cepham Research Center, Piscataway, New Jersey. Dr. Bagchi is an adjunct faculty in Texas SouthernUniversity, Houston, Texas. He served as the senior vice president of research and development of InterHealth Nutraceuticals Inc, Benicia, California, from 1998 until February 2011, and then as director of innovation and clinical affairs, of Iovate Health Sciences, Oakville, Ontario, until June 2013. Dr. Bagchi received the Master of American College of Nutrition Award in October 2010. He is the past chairman of International Society of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods, immediate past president of the American College of Nutrition, Clearwater, Florida, and past chair of the Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods Division of the Institute of Food Technologists, Chicago, Illinois. He is serving as a distinguished advisor on the Japanese Institute for Health Food Standards, Tokyo, Japan. Dr. Bagchi is a member of the Study Section and the Peer Review Committee of the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
Dr. Bagchi has 304 papers in peer-reviewed journals, 26 books, and numerous patents. He has delivered invited lectures in various national and international scientific conferences and organized workshops, and group discussion sessions. Dr. Bagchi is also a member of the Society of Toxicology, member of the New York Academy of Sciences, fellow of the Nutrition Research Academy, and member of the TCE stakeholder Committee of the Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. He is the associate editor of the Journal of Functional Foods, Journal of the American College of Nutrition, and Archives of Medical and Biomedical Research, and also serves as editorial