Nutraceuticals in Health and Disease Prevention

ISBN-13: 9780824704926 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 318 str.

Peter-Paul Hoppe; Lester Packer; Klaus Kramer

Opis

Promoting scientific support for the plethora of health benefits related to nutrition and medicine, this book delivers an overview of the research findings in disease prevention, therapy, and enhanced body function in the revolutionary field of nutraceutical technology - with highlights from Nutraceutical Conference held in Ludwigshafen, Germany.

Spis treści

Nutraceuticals: The Link Between Nutrition and Medicine
Hans K. Biesalski
The Role of Vitamin E in the Emerging Field of Nutraceuticals
Lester Packer and Stefan U. Weber
S-Adenosylmethionine (SAMe): Preclinical and Clinical Studies in Depression
Teodoro Bottiglieri
S-Adenosyl-L-Methionine: The Healthy Joint Product
Giorgio Stramentinoli
Methyltetrahydrofolate: The Superior Alternative to Folic Acid
John Scott
Lycopene and Lutein: The Next Steps to the Mixed Carotenoids
Robert M. Russell
n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids from Fish: Effects on Coronary Artery Disease
Erik Berg Schmidt and Jorn Dyerberg
Lipoic Acid: A Multifunctional Nutraceutical
Aalt Bast and Guido R. M. M. Haenen
R-alpha-Lipoic Acid
Klaus Krämer and Lester Packer
Creatine: Physiology and Exercise Performance
Klaus Krämer, Michael Weiss, and Heinz Liesen
Plant Phenols and Cardiovascular Disease: Antioxidants and Modulators of Cell Response
Fabio Virgili, Cristina Scaccini, Peter-Paul Hoppe, Klaus Krämer, and Lester Packer
L(-)-Carnitine and Its Precursor gButyrobetaine
Hermann Seim, Knut Eichler, and Hans-Peter Kleber
Conjugated Linoleic Acid
Werner G. Siems, Tilman Grune, Oliver Hasselwander, and Klaus Krämer
Contributions of Different Types of Evidence
Charles Hennekens
The Brave New World of Foods That Make Health-Related Claims
Stephen H. McNamara

O autorze

Klaus Krämer, Peter-Paul Hoppe, Lester Packer