Health-Promoting Components of Fruits and Vegetables in Human Health

• Main Author: M. Monica Giusti (Ed.) (auth)
• Other Authors: Taylor C. Wallace (Ed.) (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2017
• Subjects: Food & society; non-essential nutrient; dietary bioactives; disease prevention; fruits; vegetables
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Diet and lifestyle choices can substantially predispose an individual to, or protect against, many age- and obesity-related chronic diseases. According to the NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, dietary bioactives arecompounds in foodsnot needed for basic human nutrition but responsible for changes i...