1st Edition
Nutraceuticals and Health Review of Human Evidence
Introduction
Background to Nutraceuticals and Human Health
Dipanwita Dutta and Yashwant Pathak
Cancer
Clinical Trials of Dietary Supplements and Cancer
Shanti D. Mahabir, Renjit Thomas, Somdat Mahabir
Curcumin in Human Cancer Prevention and Treatment
Adeeb Shezad and Young Sup Lee
Cancer Prevention Potential of Diet and Dietary Supplements in Epigenome Modulation
Zdenko Herceg
Lipidemia and Cardiovascular Diseases
Role of Dietary Supplements in LDL Cholesterol Lowering
Prabhjot S. Nijjar
Nutraceuticals and Atherosclerosis: Human trials
Lina Badimon, Teresa Padro, Gemma Vilahur
Nutraceuticals in Cardiovascular Disease: Mechanisms and Applications
Srinivas M. Tipparaju, Jared Tur, Siva K. Panguluri
Metabolic Syndrome: Obesity, Diabetes and Hypertension
Potential of Nutraceuticals against Obesity Complications
Kylie Conroy, Isobel Davidson and Mary Warnock
The Role of Nutraceutical Supplements in the Prevention and Treatment of Hypertension
Mark C. Houston
Nutraceuticals in the Treatment of Metabolic Syndrome
Francesco Visioli
Medicinal Herbs and Dietary Supplements in Diabetes Management
Poonam Tripathi and Awanish Kumar Pandey
Respiratory Health
Nutrients for Optimal Lung Function
Susan Ettinger
Gut Microbiome
Nutraceutical-Gut Microbiome Interactions in Human Disease
Mukesh Verma
Metabolic and Potential Health Benefits of Nutraceuticals on Gut Micorbiome
Malay K. Das and Yashwant Pathak
Cognitive decline & Neurodegeneration
Nutraceuticals in the Prevention of Cognitive Decline
Zhenzhen Zhang and Joseph L Su
Nutraceuticals in the Prevention or Treatment of Parkinson's Disease
Elizabeth Mazzio, Fran Close, Karam Soliman
Dietary Supplements and other Alternative Substances for the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis
Angela Senders, Rebecca Spain and Vijayshree Yadav
Methodological Issues
Methodological Issues Conducting Epidemiological Research on Nutraceuticals
Somdat Mahabir
Biography
Somdat Mahabir, Yashwant V. Pathak
"… contributors review the latest research on nutraceuticals related to the prevention and treatment of cancer, cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes, hypertension, respiratory disease, cognitive disorders, Parkinson's disease, and multiple sclerosis. The book also considers the importance of nutraceuticals to the maintenance of the intestinal microbiome, and the methodological difficulties in conducting human research in this area. In the current relatively unregulated marketplace in the US, issues of safety and risk are at the forefront in the discussions. … Recommended."
—A. P. Boyar, CUNY Herbert H. Lehman College in CHOICE Magazine, June 2014
