Nuts and Seeds in Health and Disease Prevention (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Preedy BSc; Watson, Ronald Ross

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Nuts and Seeds in Health and Disease Prevention, Second Edition investigates the benefits of nuts and seeds in health and disease prevention using an organizational style that will provide easy-access to information that supports identifying treatment options and the development of symptom-specific functional foods. This book examines seeds and nuts as agents that affect metabolism and other health-related conditions and explores the impact of compositional differences between various seeds and nuts, including differences based on country of origin and processing technique. Finally, the book includes methods for the analysis of seed and nut-related compounds.

Written for nutrition researchers, nutritionists, food scientists, government regulators of food, and students of agriculture, oils and feeds, nutrition and life sciences, this book is sure to be a welcomed resource.

• Identifies options and opportunities for improving health through the consumption of nut and seed products
• Provides easy access to information that supports the identification of treatment options
• Contains insights into health benefits that will assist in development of symptom-specific functional foods
• Examines seeds and nuts as agents that affect metabolism and other health-related conditions
• Explores the impact of compositional differences between various seeds and nuts, including differences based on country of origin and processing technique
• Includes methods for analysis of seed and nut-related compound

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
• Seitenzahl: 598
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Mai 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780128216101
• Artikelnr.: 61687785

Inhaltsangabe

Section 1: Seeds as Foods in Health and Disease Prevention 1. Whole and
Ground Chia (Salvia hispanica L.) Seeds, Chia Oil: Effects on Plasma Lipids
and Fatty Acids 2. Cocoa (Theobroma cacao) Seeds and Phytochemicals in
Human Health 3. Soursop (Annona muricata L.) Seeds, Therapeutic and
Possible Food Potential 4. Lepidium sativum seeds 5. Cumin (Cuminum cyminum
L.) Seed Volatile Oil: Chemistry and Role in Health and Disease Prevention
6. Lentil (Lens culinaris) seeds 7. Moringa oleifera Seeds and Oil:
Characteristics and Uses for Human Health 8. The Nutritional Value and
Health Benefits of Chickpeas and Hummus 9. Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.)
Seeds in Food, Nutrition, and Health 10. Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum L.
Gaert.) Seeds in Health 11. Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) Seeds in
Health and Nutrition 12. Coriandrum Sativum: characterization, biological
activities and application 13. Fatty Acid Content of Commonly Available
Seed 14. Tocopherols and Tocotrienols in Common and Emerging Dietary
Sources: Occurrence, Applications, and Health Benefits 15. Seeds in
Cardiovascular Health 16. Health Benefits of Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.)
Seeds and Peanut Oil Consumption 17. Blend of sesame and Rice Bran Oils
lowers Hyperglycemia and Improves the Lipids 18. Cardamom (Elettaria
cardamomum Linn. Maton) Seeds in Health 19. Black Soybean (Glycine max L.
Merril) Seeds(TM) Antioxidant Capacity 20. Flax Seed (Linum usitatissimum)
Fatty Acids 21. Use of Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) Seeds in Health
22. Antibacterial Activity of Grape (Vitis vinifera, Vitis rotundifolia)
Seeds 23. A Novel Extract of Fenugreek Husk Alleviates Postmenopausal
Symptoms and Helps to Establish Hormonal Balance 24.Carob (Ceratonia
siliqua L.) Seeds, Endosperm and Germ Composition, and Application to
Health 25. Usage and Significance of Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.)
Seeds in Eastern Medicine 26. Legumes Have a Low Contribution to the Total
Energy Intake of the Mexican Population 27. Pulses in the Dietary
Management of Diabetes 28. Current Advances in the Metabolomics Study on
Lotus Seed
Section 2: Nuts as Foods in Health and Disease Prevention 29. Usage of Date
(Phoenix dactylifera L.) Seeds in Human Health and Animal Feed 30. Nuts in
Cardiovascular Health 31. Health Benefits of Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.)
and Peanut Oil Consumption 32. Consumption and non-communicable diseases:
evidence from epidemiological studies 33. Protective role of Nigella sativa
and thymoquinone I oxidative stress 34. Antioxidants in Nuts 35. Fatty Acid
Content of Commonly Available Nuts 36. Biological functions of
soyasaponins: The potential use to improve zinc nutrition 37. Nut
consumption and age-related disease 38. Almond (Prunus dulcis) Seeds and
Oxidative Stress 39. Nut consumption, lipid profile, and health outcomes
40. No difference in health-related quality of life, after a food challenge
with cashew nut in children 41. Prevalence and factors associated to peanut
allergy in Mexican school children 42. Nuts and Seeds In Musculoskeletal
diseases 43. Nuts and Seeds in Breast Feeding 44. Prebiotic Nut Compounds
and Human Microbiota 45. Food Allergy and Intolerance: Distinction,
Definitions and Delimitation 46. Nuts and Seeds in Sexual Disorders 47.
Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activity of Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) 48.
Nuts and Oral Health 49. Betel Nut (Areca catechu) Usage and Its Effects on
Health 50. Nut Consumption is Associated with Depressive Symptoms among
Adults 51. Development of a Drinkable, Peanut-Based Dietary Supplement and
Comparison of Its Nutritional and Microbiological Qualities with Commercial
Products