Phytochemicals in nutrition and health
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| Format | eBook |
| Language | English |
| Published |
Boca Raton :
CRC Press,
c2002.
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| Subjects | |
| Online Access | Full text |
| ISBN | 9781420031690 |
| DOI | 10.1201/9781420031690 |
| Physical Description | xvi, 203 p. : ill. |
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Table of Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: PREFACE vii
- EDITORS xi
- CONTRIBUTORS xv
- CHAPTER 1
- Evidence-Based Herbalism1
- EDZARD ERNST
- CHAPTER 2
- Phytochemical Diversity and Biological Activity in Echinacea
- Phytomedicines: Challenges to Quality Control and Germplasm
- Improvement9
- JOHN T. ARNASON, SHANNON E. BINNS, and BERNARD R. BAUM
- CHAPTER 3
- Phytochemicals in the Vaccinium Family: Bilberries, Blueberries, and
- Cranberries 19
- MARY ELLEN CAMIRE
- CHAPTER 4
- Wine Polyphenols and Protection from Atherosclerosis and Ischemic Heart
- Disease: Drink to Your Health?41
- MICHAEL A. DUBICK
- CHAPTER 5
- Beyond ac-Tocopherol: The Role of the Other Tocopherols and
- Tocotrienols 61
- ANDREAS M. PAPAS
- CHAPTER 6
- Phytochemical Pharmacokinetics 79
- HAROLD L. NEWMARK and CHUNG S. YANG
- CHAPTER 7
- Dietary Isothiocyanates: Roles in Cancer Prevention and Metabolism in
- Rodents and Humans87
- FUNG-LUNG CHUNG
- CHAPTER 8
- Rationale for the Use of Soy Phytoestrogens for Neuroprotection105
- HELEN KIM
- CHAPTER 9
- Bioengineering and Breeding Approaches for Improving Nutrient and
- Phytochemical Content of Plants121
- DAVID W. STILL
- CHAPTER 10
- Phytochemicals in Oilseeds139
- FEREIDOON SHAHIDI
- CHAPTER 11
- Lycopene and Human Health157
- BETTY JANE BURRI
- CHAPTER 12
- Astaxanthin, B-Cryptoxanthin, Lutein, and Zeaxanthin173
- JOHN T. LANDRUM, RICHARD A. BONE, and
- CHRISTIAN HERRERO
- INDEX193.