{"product_id":"therapeutic-foods-paperback-9780128115176","title":"Therapeutic Foods (Paperback) 9780128115176","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTherapeutic Foods\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn essential resource for anyone investigating foods that can be utilized as therapeutic agents to help treat human diseases and cancers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlexandru Mihai Grumezescu (Edited by), Alina Maria Holban (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780128115176, Elsevier Science\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 26 September 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e538 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.4 x 19 x 3.3 cm, 1.09 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTherapeutic Foods, \u003c\/i\u003eVolume 8 in the \u003ci\u003eHandbook of Food Bioengineering\u003c\/i\u003e series, is an essential resource for anyone investigating foods that may be utilized as therapeutic agents. Plants and animal products have been utilized since ancient times as medicine to treat diseases, and the properties within foods and ingredients are still investigated for food therapy and prophylaxis. The book is a comprehensive resource for researchers and scientists already in the field or those just entering. It covers many spices, plant extracts, essential oils and vegetal mixtures that have immune-stimulatory effects and can be efficiently utilized in the treatment of infections and cancer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Nutraceuticals: myths vs. realities\u003cbr\u003e2. The Impact of Functional food and Nutraceuticals in Health\u003cbr\u003e3. Lipids as nutraceuticals: A shift in paradigm\u003cbr\u003e4. Plant nutrition and agronomic management to obtain crops with better nutritional and nutraceutical quality\u003cbr\u003e5. Mushrooms as a source of therapeutic foods \u003cbr\u003e6. Oregano: a feed additive with functional properties\u003cbr\u003e7. Potential of chokeberry (aronia melanocarpa l.) as a therapeutic food\u003cbr\u003e8. Beta-Glucan as therapeutic food\u003cbr\u003e9. Nutritionally enhanced foods incorporating chia seed\u003cbr\u003e10. Perspective therapeutic effects of immunomodulating acidic herbal heteropolysaccharides and their complexes in functional and dietary nutrition\u003cbr\u003e11. Soybeans, flaxseeds and fish oil in the treatment of renal disease\u003cbr\u003e12. Maca, a nutraceutical from the Andean Highlands\u003cbr\u003e13. Phytochemical and pharmacological properties of secondary metabolites in berries\u003cbr\u003e14. Functional Foods and Chemoprevention in Cancer \u003cbr\u003e15. Epigenetic Nutraceuticals in Cancer Treatment\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Food \u0026amp; beverage technology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Food \u0026amp; beverage technology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Food%20\u0026amp;%20beverage%20technology%20%5BTDCT%5D%22\"\u003eTDCT\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Academic Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46649786695960,"sku":"9780128115176","price":103.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780128115176.jpg?v=1694103414","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/therapeutic-foods-paperback-9780128115176","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}