Nutraceutical, Nutrition Supplements and Human Health

• Other Authors: Siddiqui, Rafat A. (Editor), Moghadasian, Mohammed (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: Research & information: general; Biology, life sciences; Food & society; Lactobacillus salivarius; otitis; probiotic; bacteriocin; prevention; Morus nigra L.; black mulberry; nutraceutical; pharmacological properties; coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10); bioavailability; intestinal absorption; neuroprotection; fenugreek; protein hydrolysate; antiproliferative; apoptosis; antioxidant; Caco2 cells; catechins; green tea extract; herbal dietary supplements; hepatotoxicity; microbiome; Streptococcus agalactiae; GBS; pregnancy; cachexia; plum; cancer; muscle wasting; myoblasts; protein synthesis; graviola; weight loss; obesity; blood glucose; food composition; metabolic syndrome; natural products; Carica papaya; Bifidobacterium breve M-16V; infant health; clinical efficacy; probiotics; gut microbiota; Autism spectrum disorder; dietary supplements; pediatric; physician communication; frankincense; Boswellia; boswellic acid; lupeolic acid; AKBA; cytokine; breast cancer; pentacyclic triterpenic acid; triterpenoid; chorioallantoic membrane assay; Platycodon grandiflorus root; BMI; body fat mass; abdominal fat area; wild rice; metabolomics; atherosclerosis; LDL-r-KO mice; cytokines; 16S rDNA; plasma; feces; proteins; carbohydrates; functional food; curcumin; formulated curcumin; pharmacokinetics; aurora kinase A; hepatocellular carcinoma; Dietary Supplement Label Database; food description; food classification; FoodEx2; quelites; supplementation; arsenic; vitamin K; diet supplement; age-related diseases; vitamin K-dependent proteins; pathological calcification; inflammation; skeletal muscles; Bifidobacterium breve B-3; muscle mass; mitochondria; n/a
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This Special Issue of Nutrients on "Nutraceutical, Nutrition Supplements, and Human Health" provides readers with contemporary knowledge on the role of functional foods, dietary supplements, and nutraceuticals in improving overall health and preventing chronic diseases. Various renowned international scientists, physicians, and other healthcare professionals have contributed to this compendium of excellent laboratory and clinical studies. The manuscripts provide evidence-based knowledge of nutritional compounds/functional food to improve many health conditions, including metabolic disorders, cardiovascular disease, muscle metabolism, obesity, neurological disorders, infectious diseases, aging, and cancer. All contributions were thoroughly peer-reviewed by a distinguished panel of scientists, and only highly ranked manuscripts were included to ensure the quality of contents. This book is an excellent resource for academic personnel and students in nutrition research, dietitians, physicians, and consumers.