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Search Enter keywords, a title or a report id number below. In All Categories --------------------- Telecom & Computing Business & Finance Mfg & Construction Pharma & Healthcare Consumer & Retail Gov & Public Sector Energy & Transport Country Reports Company Reports --------------------- Transcripts Advanced      Select a currency for use throughout the site Australia Dollars Canada Dollars Euro Japan Yen Sweden Kroner Switzerland Francs UK Pounds US Dollars Viewing report Order by Fax Printer Friendly PDF Brochure Send to Friend Enquire before Buying Hard Copy Functional Foods, Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes Woodhead Publishing Ltd, Aug 2004, Pages: 504   Description     Table of Contents        Enquire before Buying    Send to a Friend   'Functional Foods, Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes' - Reviews functional foods connection to preventing chronic diseases - Examines the potential and limitations of dietary influences - Illustrates health benefits associated with diverse food groups - Written by leading authorities including experts from academia and industry Cardiovascular disease and Type II diabetes are a growing problem for the developed world, putting an ever greater strain on healthcare systems. Edited by a leading authority, this important collection reviews the role of functional foods in helping to prevent these chronic diseases. Two introductory chapters provide a context for the rest of the book by assessing the potential of functional foods to prevent disease and the key issues concerning health claims. Part 1 examines the importance of diet in the prevention of cardiovascular disease and diabetes, with chapters on fat soluble nutrients, antioxidants and iron intake. Part 2 focuses on the role of phytochemicals in preventing cardiovascular disease, including chapters on isoflavones and plant sterols. Part 3 addresses the control of dietary fat, including the use of polyunsaturated fatty acids and fat replacers. The final part of the book reviews the use of starch and other functional ingredients in controlling cardiovascular disease, with individual chapters on cereal beta-glucans, grain legumes and food fermentation by lactic acid bacteria. 'Functional Foods, Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes' will be a standard reference for all those concerned with the role of functional foods in the prevention and control of cardiovascular disease and diabetes. About the editor Dr. Anna Arnoldi is Professor of Food Chemistry in the Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Milan, Italy. Customers who bought this item also bought Cardiovascular Drug Delivery - Technologies, Markets and Companies Cardiovascular Disease: Current Research, Devices and Drugs Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Cardiovascular Disease Markets The Cardiovascular Market Outlook to 2010 Diabetes: Targeting Disease Prevention The Outlook for Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Epidemiology, market and pipeline analysis Metabolic Syndrome: New Opportunities in Diagnostics and Therapeutics Current Cardiovascular and Diabetes Blockbusters - Brands at Risk Beware

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