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Seaweed in Health and Disease Prevention
Outlining how seaweed can be used as a source of macronutrients and micronutrients as well as nutraceuticals, this novel reference presents the potential for seaweed, macroalgae, and their extracts to enhance health and treat disease
Joël Fleurence (Edited by), Ira A. Levine (Edited by)
9780128027721, Elsevier Science
Hardback, published 10 May 2016
476 pages
23.4 x 19 x 2.9 cm, 1.11 kg
Seaweed in Health and Disease Prevention presents the potential usage of seaweed, macroalgae, and their extracts for enhancing health and disease. The book explores the possibilities in a comprehensive way, including outlining how seaweed can be used as a source of macronutrients and micronutrients, as well as nutraceuticals. The commercial value of seaweed for human consumption is increasing year-over-year, and some countries harvest several million tons annually. This text lays out the properties and effects of seaweeds and their use in the food industry, offering a holistic view of the ability of seaweed to impact or effect angiogenesis, tumors, diabetes and glucose control, oxidative stress, fungal infections, inflammation and infection, the gut, and the liver.
Chapter 1. Algae: A Way of Life and Health Chapter 2. Society and Seaweed: Understanding the Past and Present Chapter 3. Biology of Seaweeds Chapter 4. Macroalgae Systematics Chapter 5. Seaweeds as Food Chapter 6. Seaweed and Alcohol: Biofuel or Booze? Chapter 7. Lipids, Fatty Acids, Glycolipids, and Phospholipids Chapter 8. Carbohydrates From Seaweeds Chapter 9. Proteins and Pigments Chapter 10. Seaweeds in Human Health Chapter 11. Medicinal Properties: Antibiotic, Tonic, and Antiparasitic Properties Chapter 12. Antiallergic Properties Chapter 13. Toxic and Harmful Seaweeds Chapter 14. Seaweed Application in Cosmetics
Subject Areas: Fitness & diet [VFM], Food & beverage technology [TDCT]
