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Functional foods for chronic diseases / Mely Fiscal-Arjona.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Oakville, ON Canada : Delve Publishing, c2018.Description: x, 274 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781773612553 (hardcover)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • RC108  F52 2018
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction to dietary plans for chronic diseases -- Assessing health claims for essential foods -- Diet for prevention of coronary heart disease -- The role played by antioxidants and fat-soluble nutrients in preventing heart disease -- Essential foods for managing type 2 diabetes -- Essential foods for managing obesity -- Essential foods for cancer -- Essential foods for arthritis -- Essential foods for asthma -- Dietary fiber, the overlooked nutrient and its role in chronic disease.
Summary: "Diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular, diabetes, obesity and heart disease are referred to as chronic because they tend to last for a period of 3 months or more according to the united states national center for health statistics. These are diseases which cannot be cured through medication and cannot be prevented through vaccination. They have become a global epidemic in may developed nations of the world and this field research has an unprecedented interest level. This book will tackle selected reviews on the current strategies in the statement and prevention of chronic diseases by the use of the latest improvements in the nontraditional plants, herbal remedies and food additives. This book is composed of contribution from different scientist of various parts of the world in addition to the participants of the essential foods for the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases international conference. Essential foods center was the organizer of this conference and it was held on November 14th-15th 2005 in USA, Texas. The main objective of this book is to present the contribution of various types of foods which we refer to as essential foods in the treatment and prevention of chronic diseases by bringing together experts in the food industry, biology and medicine. This book will cover many articles which are intended to give the practical usage of food supplements and botanicals by the experts in medicine globally in the case of hypertension, cancer, etc."--Back cover
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Books Books Ladislao N. Diwa Memorial Library Filipiniana Section Non-fiction F RUS RC108 F52 2018 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Room use only 77598 00078871

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to dietary plans for chronic diseases -- Assessing health claims for essential foods -- Diet for prevention of coronary heart disease -- The role played by antioxidants and fat-soluble nutrients in preventing heart disease -- Essential foods for managing type 2 diabetes -- Essential foods for managing obesity -- Essential foods for cancer -- Essential foods for arthritis -- Essential foods for asthma -- Dietary fiber, the overlooked nutrient and its role in chronic disease.

"Diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular, diabetes, obesity and heart disease are referred to as chronic because they tend to last for a period of 3 months or more according to the united states national center for health statistics. These are diseases which cannot be cured through medication and cannot be prevented through vaccination. They have become a global epidemic in may developed nations of the world and this field research has an unprecedented interest level. This book will tackle selected reviews on the current strategies in the statement and prevention of chronic diseases by the use of the latest improvements in the nontraditional plants, herbal remedies and food additives. This book is composed of contribution from different scientist of various parts of the world in addition to the participants of the essential foods for the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases international conference. Essential foods center was the organizer of this conference and it was held on November 14th-15th 2005 in USA, Texas. The main objective of this book is to present the contribution of various types of foods which we refer to as essential foods in the treatment and prevention of chronic diseases by bringing together experts in the food industry, biology and medicine. This book will cover many articles which are intended to give the practical usage of food supplements and botanicals by the experts in medicine globally in the case of hypertension, cancer, etc."--Back cover

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