Fruits, Vegetables, and Herbs. Bioactive Foods in Health Promotion

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Front-matter,Copyright,List of Contributors,Preface,AcknowledgmentsEntitled to full textSection 1: Overview of Fruits, Vegetables, and Herbs in HealthChapter 1 - Socioeconomic inequalities in fruit and vegetable intakes, Pages 3-22, Lukar Thornton, Dana Lee Olstad, Karen Lamb, Kylie Ball
Chapter 2 - Industrial freezing, cooking, and storage differently affect antioxidant nutrients in vegetables, Pages 23-39, Alessandra Frati, Elena Antonini, Paolino Ninfali
Chapter 3 - Pharmacological properties of some medicinal plants, its components and using fields, Pages 41-56, Hajjaj Ghizlane, Bahlouli Aziz
Chapter 4 - Nutritional indicators and health aspects of fruit and vegetable consumption in aged adults, Pages 57-75, Ibrahim Elmadfa, Alexa L. Meyer
Chapter 5 - Diabetes, diabetic complications, and flavonoids, Pages 77-104, Yogesh A. Kulkarni, Mayuresh S. Garud, Manisha J. Oza, Kalyani H. Barve, Anil B. Gaikwad
Chapter 6 - Curcumin: The epigenetic therapy, Pages 105-119, Anuradha Pandey, Yogesh A. Kulkarni, Anil B. Gaikwad
Chapter 7 - Nutraceuticals as therapeutic agents for inflammation, Pages 121-147, Kalyani H. Barve, Yogesh A. Kulkarni, Anil B. Gaikwad
Chapter 8 - Vegetarian diets and disease outcomes, Pages 149-164, Ming-Chin Yeh, Marian Glick-Bauer
Chapter 9 - Diet and nutrition role in prostate health, Pages 165-175, Akram Elembaby, Ronald Ross Watson
Chapter 10 - Advances in the study of the health benefits and mechanisms of action of the pulp and seed of the Amazonian palm fruit, Euterpe oleracea Mart., known as “Açai”, Pages 179-220, Alexander G. Schauss
Chapter 11 - Grape bioactives for human health, Pages 221-238, Marcello Iriti, Elena Maria Varoni
Chapter 12 - Kiwifruit and health, Pages 239-269, Denise C. Hunter, Margot A. Skinner, A. Ross Ferguson
Chapter 13 - Cocoa—past medicinal uses, current scientific evidence, and advertised health benefits, Pages 271-292, Dan Ju, Gertraud Maskarinec
Chapter 14 - Pomegranate juice and extract, Pages 293-312, Gene Bruno
Chapter 15 - Berries and blood pressure, Pages 313-328, Greg Arnold
Chapter 16 - Poi history, uses, and role in health, Pages 331-342, Amy C. Brown, Salam A. Ibrahim, Danfeng Song
Chapter 17 - Bioactive potential of two wild edible mushrooms of the Western Ghats of India, Pages 343-362, N.C. Karun, K.R. Sridhar, V.R. Niveditha, S.D. Ghate
Chapter 18 - Nutrient profile, bioactive components, and functional properties of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench), Pages 365-409, Sa’eed Halilu Bawa, Neela Badrie
Chapter 19 - Fruit and vegetable consumption in the United States: Patterns, barriers and federal nutrition assistance programs, Pages 411-422, Ming-Chin Yeh, Marian Glick-Bauer, Seren Wechsler
Chapter 20 - Dietary fiber and health: Cardiovascular disease and beyond, Pages 423-449, Yikyung Park
Chapter 21 - Fruits, vegetables, and herbs: Bioactive foods promoting wound healing, Pages 451-464, Lawrence W. Sanchez, Ronald Ross Watson
Chapter 22 - Curcumin in hepatic stellate cell activation in health, Pages 465-485, Youcai Tang
Chapter 23 - Curcumin against amyloid pathology in mental health and brain composition, Pages 487-505, Ikuo Tooyama, Nor Faeizah Ibrahim, Lina Wati Durani, Hamizah Shahirah Hamezah, Mohd Hanafi Ahmad Damanhuri, Wan Zurinah Wan Ngah, Hiroyasu Taguchi, Daijiro Yanagisawa
Chapter 24 - Recent developments in using plant-derived natural products as tubulin inhibitors for the management of cancer, Pages 507-524, Yogesh A. Kulkarni, Mayuresh S. Garud, R.S. Gaud, Anil B. Gaikwad
Chapter 25 - Medicinal and nutritional qualities of Zingiber officinale, Pages 525-550, Saima Khan, Pankaj Pandotra, Asif Khurshid Qazi, Sajad A Lone, Malik Muzafar, Ajai P Gupta, Suphla Gupta
Chapter 26 - Antimicrobials from herbs, spices, and plants, Pages 551-578, Tarik Bor, Sulaiman O. Aljaloud, Rabin Gyawali, Salam A. Ibrahim
Index, Pages 579-593