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Record Nr.

UNINA9910495214003321

Titolo

Dietary Phytochemicals : A Source of Novel Bioactive Compounds for the Treatment of Obesity, Cancer and Diabetes / / edited by Chukwuebuka Egbuna, Sadia Hassan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2021

ISBN

3-030-72999-0

Edizione

[1st ed. 2021.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (262 pages)

Disciplina

615.321

Soggetti

Botany

Food science

Cancer - Prevention

Nutrition

Plant Science

Food Science

Cancer Prevention

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1. Etiology of obesity, cancer, and diabetes -- 2. Pathophysiology of Obesity and Diabetes -- 3. Pathophysiology of obesity and cancer: Drugs and signaling targets -- 4. Peptides Involved in body weight regulation -- 5. Insulin resistance- a link between obesity and cancer -- 6. Role of the cytoskeletal protein, actin in various diseases -- 7. Diabetes mellitus and its management with plant-based therapy -- 8. Fruits and vegetables as sources of functional phytochemicals for the management of obesity, diabetes, and cancer -- 9. Spices in diabetes, cancer and obesity treatment -- 10. MicroRNAs as Targets of Dietary Phytochemicals in Obesity and Cancer -- 11. Natural phenolic compounds as anti-obesityand anti-cardiovascular disease agent -- 12. Harnessing the Potential of Phytochemicals for Breast Cancer Treatment.

Sommario/riassunto

This book presents comprehensive coverage on the importance of good nutrition in the treatment and management of obesity, cancer and



diabetes. Naturally occurring bioactive compounds are ubiquitous in most dietary plants available to humans and provide opportunities for the management of diseases. The text provides information about the major causes of these diseases and their association with nutrition. The text also covers the role of dietary phytochemicals in drug development and their pathways. Later chapters emphasize novel bioactive compounds as anti-diabetic, anti-cancer and anti-obesity agents and describe their mechanisms to regulate cell metabolism. Written by global team of experts, Dietary Phytochemicals: A Source of Novel Bioactive Compounds for the Treatment of Obesity, Cancer and Diabetes describes the potentials of novel phytochemicals, their sources, and underlying mechanism of action. The chapters were drawn systematically and incorporated sequentially to facilitate proper understanding. This book is intended for nutritionists, physicians, medicinal chemists, drug developers in research and development, postgraduate students and scientists in area of nutrition and life sciences.