Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods

Functional Foods , Nutraceuticals and Natural Products

Nutraceuticals, Functional Foods and Dietary Supplements in Health and Disease

Nutraceuticals, functional food ingredients and dietary supplements are important for health promotion and disease risk reduction. Although a myriad of bioactives are known to render the expected beneficial effects, the mechanisms involved are varied and may work individually or collectively in providing the effects. For example, phenolic compounds are known to act as antioxidants or by mechani...

Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

The effect of dietary factors on health status has been recognized since antiquity. Although some of the dietary phytochemicals and bioactives have traditionally been considered as “antinutrients”, their beneficial effects in human health promotion and disease prevention has recently been acknowledged. While nutraceuticals, sometimes referred to as natural health products, are often used in med...

Chlorella and Spirulina Microalgae as Sources of Functional Foods, Nutraceuticals, and Food Supplements; an Overview

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Abbreviations: LCPUFAs: Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids; ω6: Omega-6 Family; GLA: γ-Linolenic Acid; AA: Arachidonic Acid; ω3: Omega-3 Family; EPA: Eicosapentaenoic Acid; DHA: Docosahexaenoic Acid; AL: Linoleic Acid; AAL: Alpha-Linolenic Acids; vitamin A: Beta-Carotene; vitamin K: Phylloquinone; vitamin E: Alpha-Tocopherol; B1: Thiamine; B2: R...

Antioxidant, Anti-Inflammatory, and Microbial-Modulating Activities of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods

Research Centre for Food and Nutrition, Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA-AN), Rome, Italy Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sensory Organs, University of Bari, Bari, Italy Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia (UCAM), Murcia, Spain Antioxidants Research Laboratory, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA D...