Phytochemicals: Aging and Health

Book Overview

With the expansion of the aging population, researchers are increasingly focusing on the role of nutrition, plant-based diets, and phytochemicals in healthy aging. Phytochemicals: Aging and Health illustrates the role of phytochemicals in disease prevention, providing an understanding of their relationship to healthy aging in an effort to promote optimal health and disease prevention. This text presents information on polyphenols, flavonoid analysis, botanical therapeutics and chronic disease prevention, carotenoids and visual function, green tea and skin care, pomegranate and cardiovascular disease, nutrient-gene interactions, and personalized nutrition, with a focus on nutrigenetics as a means of nutrition therapy.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367387441
• ISBN13: 9780367387440
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.1"