Antioxidant Food Supplements in Human Health [Hardcover]

Lester Packer (Editor), Midori Hiramatsu (Editor), Toshikazu Yoshikawa (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 3, 1999 | ISBN-10: 0125435908 | ISBN-13: 978-0125435901 | Edition: 1

Antioxidant Food Supplements in Human Health discusses new discoveries in the areas of oxygen and nitric oxide metabolism and pathophysiology, redox regulation and cell signaling, and the identification of natural antioxidants and their mechanisms of action on free radicals and their role in health and disease.

An essential resource for researchers, students, and professionals in food science and nutrition, gerontology, physiology, pharmacology, and related areas.

Key Features
* Health effects of antioxidant nutrients
* Nutrients of vitamins C and E, selenium, alpha-lipoic acid, coenzyme Q10, carotenoids, and flavonoids
* Natural source antioxidants, including pine bark, ginko biloba, wine, herbs,uyaku, and carica papaya

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

The public's increasing interest in healthy lifestyles and healthy aging has led to heightened awareness of antioxidant food supplements. The development of technologies for the study of free radicals and antioxidants has led to many new discoveries. For example, it is now known that antioxidants modulate oxygen and nitrogen free radicals, which are important in cell signaling, in redox regulation of metabolism, and in pathophysiological processes. Antioxidant Food Supplements in Human Health presents exciting new research on the identification and biological activity of antioxidants and their role in health and disease. It is an important resource for researchers, students, and professionals in food science and nutrition, gerontology, physiology, pharmacology, and related areas.

Key topics covered:
· The health effects of antioxidant nutrients in cancer, heart disease, and other health conditions
· The nutrient antioxidants: vitamins C and E, selenium, a-lipoic acid, coenzyme Q10, carotenoids, and flavonoids
· Natural source antioxidants including extracts from pine park, Ginkgo biloba, oyster, uyaku, wine, tea, herbs, and Carica papaya

Product Details

• Hardcover: 511 pages
• Publisher: Academic Press; 1 edition (March 3, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0125435908
• ISBN-13: 978-0125435901
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,626,008 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)