Foods and Dietary Supplements in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease in Older Adults

Content: 
Front-matter, Pages i,iii
Copyright, Page iv
List of Contributors, Pages xi-xiii, Claudia Aramendi, Manjeshwar Shrinath Baliga, Aysegül Bayir, Roberto Bernabei, Adam Bernstein, Harshith P. Bhat, Rekha Boloor, Esther Bravo, Riccardo Calvani, Darren G. Candow, Eva Carlsson, Thomas W. Castonguay, Jacob Chacko, Wen-Hsing Cheng, Clara K. Chow, Marshall David Colin, Agnese Collamati, Laura de Keizer, Ana Márcia Delattre, Jennifer Doley, Prajnya D’Silva,  et al.
Preface, Pages xv-xvi
Acknowledgments, Page xvii
Chapter 1 - A Traditional Elder’s Anti-Aging Cornucopia of North American Plants, Pages 3-11, Maria Pontes Ferreira, Jaclyn Palmer, Elder Betty McKenna, Fidji Gendron
Chapter 2 - Alzheimer’s Disease: Current Perspectives – Animal Models, Drugs Under Development, and Potential Nutritional Intervention, Pages 13-28, Jhansi Rani Vangavaragu, Prabhakar Vissavajjhala, C.Damodar Reddy
Chapter 3 - Amla in the Prevention of Aging: Scientific Validation of the Ethnomedicinal Claims, Pages 29-35, Rashmi Teresa Mathai, Raees Tonse, Faizan Kalekhan, Marshall David Colin, Haladi Sudhir Prabhu, Sahana Rao, Manjeshwar Shrinath Baliga
Chapter 4 - Sarcopenia – Potential Beneficial Effects of Creatine Supplementation, Pages 37-40, Scott C. Forbes, Darren G. Candow, Katherine McLeod
Chapter 5 - Dietary Spices in the Prevention of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Past, Present, and Future, Pages 41-49, Manjeshwar Shrinath Baliga, Prajwal Prabhudev Mane, Jozy Timothy Nallemgera, Karadka Ramdas Thilakchand, Faizan Kalekhan
Chapter 6 - Medicinal Benefits of Ginger in Various Gastrointestinal Ailments: Use in Geriatric Conditions, Pages 51-61, Kamaljeet Kaur, Arpit Saxena, Raghavendra Haniadka, Elroy Saldanha, Prajnya D’Silva, Venkatesh Ponemone, Raja Fayad, Manjeshwar Shrinath Baliga
Chapter 7 - Foods and Dietary Supplements in the Prevention and Treatment of Neurodegenerative Diseases in Older Adults, Pages 63-67, Seyed-Ali Mostafavi, Saeed Hosseini
Chapter 8 - Targeting Mitochondria for Healthy Brain Aging, Pages 71-83, Heather M. Yonutas, Elizabeth Head, Patrick G. Sullivan
Chapter 9 - The Progression of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Lifestyle Intervention in Older Adults, Pages 85-97, Xiaofang Jia, Hisao Naito, Kazuya Kitamori, Husna Yetti, Tamie Nakajima
Chapter 10 - Use of Tea (Camellia sinensis [L.] Kuntze) as a Hepatoprotective Agent in Geriatric Conditions, Pages 99-104, Arnadi Ramachandrayya Shivashankara, Ashish Kumar, Rithin Ravi, Paul Simon, Prajwith Rai, Athul Francis, Manjeshwar Shrinath Baliga
Chapter 11 - Fruits in the Prevention of Cataractogenesis by Targeting the Aldose Reductase: Promise from Preclinical Observations, Pages 105-109, V. Sowmya, Faizan Kalekhan, Kratika Kamath, Manjeshwar Shrinath Baliga
Chapter 12 - Ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) in the Treatment of Osteoarthritis: Clinical Observations and Mechanistic Insights, Pages 111-117, Manjeshwar Shrinath Baliga, Latheesh Latheef, Raghavendra Haniadka, Farhan Fazal, Prajwal Prabhudev Mane, Faizan Kalekhan, Jacob Chacko
Chapter 13 - Natural Polyphenols Target the Tumor Necrosis Factor-related Apoptosis-inducing Ligand (TRAIL) Signaling Pathway for Cancer Chemoprevention, Pages 119-134, Ewelina Szliszka, Wojciech Krol
Chapter 14 - Use of the Ayurvedic Drug Triphala in Medical Conditions Afflicting Older Adults, Pages 135-142, Manjeshwar Shrinath Baliga, Sharake Meera, Manoj P. Rai, Elroy Saldanha, Saira Pais, Dipika Jayachander, Princy Louis Palatty
Chapter 15 - Use of Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants as Immunomodulators in Geriatrics: Preclinical Studies, Pages 143-149, Harshith P. Bhat, Ramakrishna Pai Jakribettu, Rekha Boloor, Raja Fayad, Manjeshwar Shrinath Baliga
Chapter 16 - The Health Benefits of Indian Traditional Ayurvedic Rasayana (Anti-aging) Drugs: A Review, Pages 151-161, Manjeshwar Shrinath Baliga, Sharake Meera, Arnadi Ramachandrayya Shivashankara, Princy Louis Palatty, Raghavendra Haniadka
Chapter 17 - Can Phytochemicals be Effective in Preventing Ethanol-Induced Hepatotoxicity in the Geriatric Population? An Evidence-Based Revisit, Pages 163-170, Arnadi Ramachandrayya Shivashankara, Sunitha Venkatesh, Harshith P. Bhat, Princy Louis Palatty, Manjeshwar Shrinath Baliga
Chapter 18 - Chamomile: A Herbal Agent for Treatment of Diseases of the Elderly, Pages 171-183, Janmejai K. Srivastava, Sanjay Gupta
Chapter 19 - Effects of Omega-3 on Neurodegenerative Diseases and Stroke, Pages 187-201, Ana Márcia Delattre, Pedro Vinícius Staziaki, Anete Curte Ferraz
Chapter 20 - Selenium Binding Protein 1: A Moonlighting Protein, Pages 203-210, Changhui Zhao, Thomas W. Castonguay
Chapter 21 - Selenium and Senescence: Centering on Genome Maintenance, Pages 211-229, Ryan T.Y. Wu, Wen-Hsing Cheng
Chapter 22 - Nutritional Strategies Against Sarcopenia of Aging: Current Evidence and Future Directions, Pages 231-238, Riccardo Calvani, Francesco Landi, Agnese Collamati, Elisabetta Serafini, Roberto Bernabei, Emanuele Marzetti
Chapter 23 - Minerals and Older Adults, Pages 239-252, Jennifer Doley
Chapter 24 - Vitamin D and Immunity, Pages 253-263, Karl Wishart, Silvia Maggini, Eva Sabine Wintergerst
Chapter 25 - Micronutrients and Ginseng for Immune Support in Older Adults, Pages 265-275, Silvia Maggini, Karl Wishart, Eva Sabine Wintergerst
Chapter 26 - The Role of Micronutrients in Preventing Infections in the Elderly, Pages 277-282, Alia El-Kadiki
Chapter 27 - Dietary Protein and the Risk of Stroke, Pages 285-296, Juli Robine, Adam Bernstein
Chapter 28 - Care for Stroke Patients with Eating Difficulties, Pages 297-307, Eva Carlsson, Mary Hägg
Chapter 29 - Homocysteine, B Vitamins, and Cardiovascular Risk, Pages 309-318, George Ntaios
Chapter 30 - Changes in Postprandial Blood Pressure in the Elderly, Pages 319-322, Sebastião Rodrigues Ferreira-Filho
Chapter 31 - Diet Modification After Acute Coronary Events, Pages 323-334, Laura de Keizer, Clara K. Chow
Chapter 32 - The Effects of Vitamin B12 and Folic Acid Deficiencies on Stroke, and Vitamin B12 and Folic Acid Supplements, Pages 335-340, Aysegül Bayir
Chapter 33 - Nutritional Data in the Prevention and Therapy of Peripheral Arterial Disease, Pages 341-348, Melina Vega de Céniga, Esther Bravo, Maite Izagirre, Claudia Aramendi
Chapter 34 - Vitamin D Deficiency and Anemia in Heart Failure, Pages 349-361, Armin Zittermann, Jana Barbara Ernst
Chapter 35 - Immunoprotective Effects of Probiotics in the Elderly, Pages 363-372, Tennille Marx
Index, Pages 373-380