Phytoestrogens in Functional Foods

Functional Foods in Managing Diabetes

Diabetes, emerging as a pandemic, is a major health problem predisposing to micro and macrovascular complications. Traditional Indian diets are functional because they are enriched with antioxidants, dietary fiber and probiotics.The present paper reviews on the scientific information of common Indian foods with anti-diabetic activity, which is used as functional foods and ingredients in the tra...

Phytoestrogens: Occurrence in Foods, and Metabolism of Lignans in Man and Pigs

Development of Functional Foods

Recent advances in intestinal microbiota research are the background for the appearance of functional foods. Lactic fermentation products are included in the functional foods and classified into 3 groups based on their mechanisms of action: probiotics, prebiotics and biogenics. Probiotics are viable microorganisms, such as lactobacilli and bifidobacteria, that beneficially affect the host by im...

Functional foods in the USA: emphasis on probiotic foods

The role that functional foods might play in enhancing human health is continuing to develop. Comprehensive approaches, which will enable scientists both to understand the total human physiological response to diet (through application of human genomics and metabolomics) and evaluate health maintenance rather than disease incidence, will advance this field greatly. In the United States, functio...

Functional Foods and Biotechnology

“Functional Foods” are foods or dietary components that claim to provide health benefits aside from basic nutrition. These foods contain biologically active substances such as antioxidants that may lower the risks from certain diseases associated with aging. Examples of functional foods include fruits and vegetables, whole grains, soy, milk, enhanced foods and beverages and some dietary supplem...