Polyphenols: Mechanisms of Action in Human Health and Disease (Hardcover, 2nd edition)

Polyphenols: Mechanisms of Action in Human Health and Disease, Second Edition describes the mechanisms of polyphenol antioxidant activities and their use in disease prevention. Chapters highlight the anti-inflammatory activity of polyphenols on key dendritic cells, how they modulate and suppress inflammation, and how they are inactivated or activated by metabolism in the gut and circulating blood. Polyphenols have proven effective for key health benefits, including bone health, organ health, cardiac and vascular conditions, absorption and metabolism, and cancer and diseases of the immune system. They are a unique group of phytochemicals that are present in all fruits, vegetables and other plant products. This very diverse and multi-functional group of active plant compounds contain powerful antioxidant properties and exhibit remarkable chemical, biological and physiological properties, including cancer prevention and cardio-protective activities.

General

Imprint:	Academic Press Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2018
First published:	2018
Editors:	Ronald Ross Watson • Victor R. Preedy • Sherma Zibadi
Dimensions:	276 x 216 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	470
Edition:	2nd edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-12-813006-3
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > Personal & public health > Dietetics & nutrition
LSN:	0-12-813006-7
Barcode:	9780128130063

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