Antioxidants in Health and Disease

• Otros Autores: Zampelas, Antonis (Editor), Micha, Renata (Editor)
• Formato: Electrónico Capítulo de libro
• Lenguaje: inglés
• Publicado: Taylor & Francis 2015
• Materias: Dietetics & nutrition; Food & beverage technology; Nutrition; CHOICE Recommended Title; Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods; NUTRITION; FOOD; SCI-TECH; STM; dietary; glutathione; mitogen; oxidative; oxygen; peroxidase; reactive; species; stress; supplementation
• Acceso en línea: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Sumario

Antioxidants in Health and Disease discusses the effects of dietary antioxidants and antioxidant supplementation in humans. It reviews the latest evidence-based research in the area, principally through prospective cohort studies and randomized controlled trials. The book assesses major dietary antioxidants and discusses their use in diseases such as cancer, diabetes, stroke, coronary heart disease, HIV/AIDS, and neurodegenerative and immune diseases. The use of antioxidants in health is also discussed along with common adverse effects associated with antioxidant use. Separating myth from fact, this book gives you insight into the true role of antioxidants in health and disease.

Descripción Física

1 electronic resource (341 p.)

ISBN

b18539

Acceso

Open Access