In today's fast-paced and modern world, our lifestyles have undergone a dramatic shift. The conveniences and comforts that accompany our technological advancements have come at a cost – an increased prevalence of lifestyle diseases. Lack of physical activity, stress, sedentary habits, and poor dietary choices have become leading causes of a spurt in varied health complications such as obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases. Various health awareness programmes organized by central/state governments, private organizations, and NGOs from time to time have generated interest among common people in exploring organic foods that are free from chemicals and full of nutraceuticals. There has been a growing interest in exploring the potential of nutraceuticals to address lifestyle diseases.
Recognizing the urgent need to address this global health crisis, this book delves into a realm of science that offers immense potential for improving our health and well-being. Nutraceuticals, which combine "nutrition" with "pharmaceuticals," offer a promising strategy for treating certain conditions caused by a particular way of life. They include a variety of bioactive substances obtained from plants, including fruits, vegetables, herbs, and marine organisms. Certain substances have therapeutic qualities and have shown significant promise in treating and even preventing certain disorders.
Features:
The chapters in this book have been meticulously curated to provide readers with a diverse range of perspectives.
Provides a comprehensive exploration of nutraceuticals and their potential benefits.
Examines the impact of specific nutraceuticals on various lifestyle diseases to discuss their synergistic effects and potential adverse reactions.
Each chapter offers valuable insights and practical guidance for healthcare professionals, researchers, and individuals seeking to enhance their overall well-being.
A systematic overview of the state-of-the-art in nutraceuticals with recent research results.
This book will certainly be a valuable resource for researchers engaged in studies on nutraceuticals to develop a depth of understanding of the latest trends and tools in this field. Additionally, it can serve as a comprehensive textbook for graduate-level courses in food and nutrition, biomedical, and health sciences.
Author Biography:
Dr. Mala Trivedi, Professor, Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Head, Directorate of Research and Publications, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow. She is recipient of double Gold Medal from University of Allahabad during her M.Sc. 1993. She did her PhD in Plant Genetics and Breeding from Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, (CIMAP) (CSIR), Lucknow. She was Research associate at Institute of Cell Biology, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, P.R. China. She has good experience in plant transgenics. She has published more than 60 research papers in leading journals of National and international repute. Dr. Trivedi has published two books and several book chapters with international publishers. She has 5 Indian and 2 US patents to her credit. She is a member of many prestigious societies. She was also visiting faculty at the University of Lanzhou, Lanzhou PR China. Currently she is involved in mass multiplications of economically important plants (horticulture and medicinal plants). She is PI of a DBT funded project and supervise 12 PhD scholars so far.
Dr. Sachidanand Singh, Associate Professor and Head, Department of Biotechnology, School of Energy Technology, Pandit Deendayal Energy University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, INDIA. He has completed B.Tech Biotechnology, M.Tech Bioinformatics, and PhD in Bioinformatics. He has a postdoctoral research experience from the college of Pharmacy, Ohio State University, USA. His specialization area includes Plant Biotechnology, Systems Biology, and Drug design. He has more than 12 years of research and academic experience. He has served for a decade in the School of Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Karunya University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. He also worked as a consultant for the college of pharmacy, Ohio State University as a Statistical Genetics during the year 2018. He has published more than 38 research articles in peer-reviewed journals and completed one SERB, Govt of India funded project, and two University research grant projects. He has received several awards in his area of research and for his teaching strategies. He has organized different conferences and workshops and received Govt. funds for the same. He has shared his area of expertise with different colleges and universities as an invited speaker at different conferences and workshops. He has guided 36 B.Tech and 10 M.Tech projects. Presently 6 Ph.D students are enrolled under him and 2 PhD completed are working in the field of Herbal products, drug Design, and integration with network biology.
Dr. Parul Johri, Faculty, Department of Biotechnology, Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology for Handicapped, Kanpur Uttar Pradesh India. She is a recipient of Gold Medal from Padmashree Dr. D. Y. Patil University Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra. She did her PhD from Amity University Uttar Pradesh. Her expertise includes Bioinformatics, Genomics, Proteomics, Biostatistics and Metagenomics. She has published more than 20 research papers in various journals of National and International repute. Dr. Johri has edited a book and have written more than 15 book chapters with various National and International publishers. She has 2 Indian patents to her credits. She has received various funds like the DBT CTEP, NCW, ATAL AICTE for conducting Lecture series, Sensitization Programs and FDPs. Currently she is involved in algorithm development for protein secondary structure prediction.
Dr. Pedro López Sánchez: MD, MSc, and PhD in Pharmacology. Dr. López made a three years postdoctoral stance in Vanderbilt University, USA. He is specialist in chronic degenerative illnesses, having more than 20 years studying diabetes mellitus, hypertension and pregnancy-related hypertensive disorders, both in clinical and animal research. Renin-angiotensin aldosterone system has been his interest the last 15 years. Dr. López has conducted several research projects sponsored by the National Council of Science and Technology. He has published more than 60 research papers. He has patented several drug delivery systems based on nanoparticles. Dr. López has more than 25 years as senior lecturer in pharmacology lectures in National Polytechnic Institute School of Medicine. He is founder professor of the pharmacology MSc and the PhD program, coordinating both programs in 2009-2012 and 2012-2015, respectively. He is senior lecturer in molecular pharmacology in both programs. He is member of several societies: Mexican Pharmacology Association, Mexican Society of Physiological Sciences, National Sciences Academy, American Society of Pharmacological and Experimental Therapeutics, American Physiological Society. Dr. López is regular reviewer of several reputed journals published by Elsevier, Taylor & Francis, Springer Nature, Oxford University Press, PLOS, John Wiley & Sons and Spandidos.
