Nutrients and Nutraceuticals for Active & Healthy Ageing (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)

This book focuses on the nutrients and nutraceuticals that promote active and healthy ageing - recently defined by the WHO as the process of development and maintenance of functional capacity that allows well-being at an advanced stage of life. There has been a rapid rise in the use of nutritional interventions as well as specific nutraceuticals in the management of multifactorial aspects of clinical health outcomes. Written by leading experts this book comprehensively discusses the various ageing phenotypes and age-related diseases. It also assesses the nutritional status of the elderly and the various epidemiological factors that influence it. It reviews the role of dietary fiber in disease-free and fully functional ageing. Further, the book explores the benefits of polyphenols, which are secondary plant metabolites, in protecting against cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and various neurodegenerative diseases.

General

Imprint:	Springer Verlag, Singapore
Country of origin:	Singapore
Release date:	October 2020
First published:	2020
Editors:	Seyed Mohammad Nabavi • Grazia D'Onofrio • Seyed Fazel Nabavi
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	282
Edition:	1st ed. 2020
ISBN-13:	978-981-15-3551-2
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Geriatric medicine Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > General Books > Medicine > Pre-clinical medicine: basic sciences > Physiology > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Biochemistry > General Books > Professional & Technical > Industrial chemistry & manufacturing technologies > Industrial chemistry > Food & beverage technology > General Promotions
LSN:	981-15-3551-5
Barcode:	9789811535512

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