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Fruits, vegetables, and herbs : bioactive foods in health promotion /
'Fruits, Vegetables, and Herbs' brings together experts from around the world working on the cutting edge of research on fruit, vegetables and herbs in health promotion. Offering a timely, concise, scientific appraisal of the efficacy of key foods to prevent disease and improve the quality...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London, UK :
Academic Press is an Elsevier,
2016.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Fruits, Vegetables, and Herbs; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Overview of Fruits, Vegetables, and Herbs in Health; 1 Socioeconomic inequalities in fruit and vegetable intakes; Introduction; Overview of Evidence on Socioeconomic Inequalities in Fruit and Vegetable Consumption; Children; Adolescents; Adults; Older adults; Summary; Mechanisms Underlying Socioeconomic Inequalities in Fruit and Vegetable Consumption; Children; Intrapersonal determinants; Social determinants; Environmental determinants; Adolescents.
- Intrapersonal determinantsSocial determinants; Environmental determinants; Adults; Intrapersonal mediators; Social mediators; Environmental mediators; Older adults; Intrapersonal, social, and environmental mediators; Summary; Future Research Directions; Measures of socioeconomic position; Measures of fruit and vegetable intake; Understudied Populations; Improvements to study design and statistical analysis; Implications for Practice; Conclusion; References; 2 Industrial freezing, cooking, and storage differently affect antioxidant nutrients in vegetables; Introduction.
- The Industrial Processing of Frozen VegetablesPhenol Oxidizing Enzymes and Blanching; Optimization of the Total Phenols Extraction and Analysis; Comparison Among Vegetables: Spinach, Broccoli, and Green Beans; Experimental Data Obtained in Our Laboratory; Conclusions; References; 3 Pharmacological properties of some medicinal plants, its components and using fields; Introduction; Some of the Plants That Have Contributed to the Discovery of Drugs for Use in Modern Medicine; Matricaria chamomilla L.; Description; Traditional use; Chemical constituents; Pharmacological properties.
- Toxicological studyAnalgesic activity; Antiinflammatory activity; Central nervous system activity; Ormenis mixta L.; Description; Traditional use; Chemical constituents; Pharmacological properties; Antiproliferative effect; Pistacia atlantica Desf.; Description; Traditional use; Chemical constituents; Pharmacological properties; Toxicological study; Antiinflammatory activity; Antimicrobial activity; Antioxidant activity; Radical scavenging and antiacetylcholinesterase activities; Effect in acetic acid induced colitis in rats; Papaver rhoeas L.; Description; Chemical constituents.
- Traditional usePharmacological properties; Toxicological study; Antiinflammatory and antinociceptive effects; Antigenotoxic capacity; Antimicrobial activity; References; 4 Nutritional indicators and health aspects of fruit and vegetable consumption in aged adults; Introduction; The Aging Body; Fruits and Vegetables and Their Special Role in the Nutrition of the Elderly; Fruits and vegetables as nutrient-rich, low-energy foods; Antioxidants and bioactive plant components; Dietary fiber; Intake of Fruits and Vegetables in Elderly Across Europe.