Functional and Bioactive Properties of Food

• Main Author: Diego A. Moreno (Ed.) (auth)
• Other Authors: Nebojsa Ilic (Ed.) (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
• Subjects: Biology, life sciences; Health; Bioactives; Nutrition and Metabolism; Nutrients; Bioavailability; Food
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Diet and nutrition are key tools in promoting health and reducing the comorbidities of chronic diseases. There are thousands of biomolecules in fruits, vegetables, wild and medicinal plants, other land and marine organisms, which can exert functional and health-promoting effects through bioactivity...