Nutraceuticals in Health and Disease Prevention delivers a comprehensive and scientifically sound overview of the latest research findings in disease prevention, therapy, and enhanced body function in the revolutionary field of nutraceutical technology.

Features:

• Presents developing areas of nutraceutical research with studies of effective examples
• Examines pathology treatments, including effects of S-adenosylmethionine (SAMe) on inflammatory disease and polyphenols on cardiovascular disease
• Investigates the role and benefits of vitamin E in aging and the antioxidant network
• Discusses the potency, multiple uses, and metabolic aspects of lipoic (thioctic) acid
• Reviews the second generation of carotenoid research and the disease prevention properties of lycopene and lutein
• Considers how polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) contribute to a healthy diet, from clinical and molecular perspectives
• Profiles the efficacy, safety, and use of creatine as an anabolic nutraceutical by athletes
• Analyzes identification methods for optimum delivery of nutrients, illustrated by the example of methyltetrahydrofolate
• And much more!

Containing over 1,100 valuable literature references, drawings, and tables, Nutraceuticals in Health and Disease Prevention is an indispensable professional reference on the subject.

Contents

1. Nutraceuticals: The Link Between Nutrition and Medicine
2. The Role of Vitamin E in the Emerging Field of Nutraceuticals
3. S-Adenosylmethionine (SAMe): Preclinical and Clinical Studies in Depression
4. S-Adenosyl-L-Methionine: The Healthy Joint Product
5. Methyltetrahydrofolate: The Superior Alternative to Folic Acid
6. Lycopene and Lutein: The Next Steps to the Mixed Carotenoids
7. n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids from Fish: Effects on Coronary Artery Disease
8. Lipoic Acid: A Multifunctional Nutraceutical
9. R-alpha-Lipoic Acid
10. Creatine: Physiology and Exercise Performance
11. Plant Phenols and Cardiovascular Disease: Antioxidants and Modulators of Cell Response
12. L(–)-Carnitine and Its Precursor gButyrobetaine
13. Conjugated Linoleic Acid
14. Contributions of Different Types of Evidence
15. The Brave New World of Foods That Make Health-Related Claims

Index

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