Nutrients and Nutraceuticals for Active & Healthy Ageing / edited by Seyed Mohammad Nabavi, Grazia D'Onofrio, Seyed Fazel Nabavi

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Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Series: Springer eBook CollectionPublisher: Singapore : Springer Singapore, 2020Publisher: Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2020Edition: 1st ed. 2020Description: 1 Online-Ressource(VII, 282 p. 30 illus., 17 illus. in color.)ISBN:

9789811535529

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Additional physical formats: 9789811535512 | 9789811535536 | 9789811535543 | Erscheint auch als: 9789811535512 Druck-Ausgabe | Erscheint auch als: 9789811535536 Druck-Ausgabe | Erscheint auch als: 9789811535543 Druck-AusgabeDOI: DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-3552-9Online resources:

Summary: Chapter 1_ Ageing: demographic and epidemiological aspects -- Chapter 2_ Ageing phenotypes -- Chapter 3_ Age-related diseases -- Chapter 4_ Assessment of Nutritional Status in older people -- Chapter 5_Nutrients and nutraceuticals in ageing -- Chapter 6_ Impact of Dietary fiber on Ageing -- Chapter 7_ Dietary Polyphenols for Active & Healthy Ageing -- Chapter 8_ Caloric Restriction in relation to nutrients and nutraceuticals in ageing -- Chapter 9_Anti-inflammatory Nutrients and Nutraceuticals in ageing -- Chapter 10_Anti-oxidant Nutrients and Nutraceuticals in ageing -- Chapter 11_ Functional Foods, and Dietary Patterns for Prevention of Cognitive Decline in ageing -- Chapter 12_ Mediterranean Diet for Active & Healthy Ageing -- Chapter 13_ Technological tools to promote nutraceutical diets and to improve nutrition in older people -- Chapter 14_ Conclusion.Summary: This book focuses on the nutrients and nutraceuticals that promote active and healthy ageing – recently defined by the WHO as the process of development and maintenance of functional capacity that allows well-being at an advanced stage of life. There has been a rapid rise in the use of nutritional interventions as well as specific nutraceuticals in the management of multifactorial aspects of clinical health outcomes. Written by leading experts this book comprehensively discusses the various ageing phenotypes and age-related diseases. It also assesses the nutritional status of the elderly and the various epidemiological factors that influence it. It reviews the role of dietary fiber in disease-free and fully functional ageing. Further, the book explores the benefits of polyphenols, which are secondary plant metabolites, in protecting against cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and various neurodegenerative diseases.PPN: PPN: 1734630124Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-2-SBL | ZDB-2-SEB | ZDB-2-SXB

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