Food Supplements and Functional Foods Assessment for Health and Nutrition Volume I

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Biology, life sciences; Cultural studies: food and society; Research and information: general; (poly)phenol-based supplement; a-tDCS; acetylcholine; Amazonian fruits; ammonia; anthocyanins; antidiabetic activity; antioxidant activity; antioxidants; bacteria; bioavailability; brain; brain food; burns; caffeine; carotenoids; composition; conjoint analysis; cortical excitability; cost-effectiveness; creatine; creatine kinase; credibility; crypt; decanoic acid; diet-derived fat; dietary recommendations; dietary supplements; drugstore; dry eye; energy expenditure; European legislation; exercise; extracts; extrinsic attributes; fatty acid; flavonoids; folic acid; food; food analysis; food authenticity; food ingredients; food safety; food supplement; food supplements; forelimb grip strength; functional foods; Glossogyne tenuifolia; glutamine; health claim; health claims; healthcare; healthy diet; healthy eating; high-performance thin-layer chromatography; homeostatic plasticity; HPLC; HPTLC; indicaxanthin; infant formula; inflammation; inhibition of collagenase; inhibition of α-amylase; inhibition of α-glucosidase; inter-individual variability; intestinal stem cells; kombucha; kynurenic acid; labeling; labels; lactate; liver enzymes; magnesium; magnetic resonance spectroscopy; Mediterranean diet; medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs); metabolic effects; metabolome; metagenome; micronutrient; muscle; neural tube defects; non-alcoholic liver disease; non-invasive brain stimulation; novel foods; novel ingredients; nutrition; nutrition claims; obesity; octanoic acid; ophthalmology; organosulfur; organosulfur compounds; oxidative stress; Persea americana; pharmacokinetics; pharmacy; phenolic acids; phytonutrients; polyphenols; postprandial resting metabolism; pregnancy; proliferation; regulation; risk assessment; royal jelly; sedentary; tannins; tea polyphenols; TMS; trans-resveratrol; urinary excretion; yeast
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 Nowadays, diet-related non-communicable diseases and their complications are one of the most important public health problems worldwide. Food supplements and functional foods are considered food products which contribute to the achievement of optimal nutritional well-being, health status, and quality of life through reducing the risk of diseases and promoting the appropriate function of human organs and systems. Nowadays, the assessment of these functional foods and the study of their implications in nutrition and health are important challenges in societies of developed countries where consumers increasingly demand foods with added value beyond the provision of nutrients and the satisfaction of appetite. In this reprint, the characterization of the nutritional composition and phytochemicals of functional foods and food supplements as well as the evaluation of their potential health benefits in different disorders and diseases through clinical trials or preliminary studies are addressed.