02753nam 2200661 a 450 991081199410332120240418065505.01-281-45025-197866114502500-470-38504-90-470-38482-4(CKB)1000000000687200(EBL)353504(OCoLC)437219631(SSID)ssj0000213015(PQKBManifestationID)11173627(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000213015(PQKBWorkID)10140635(PQKB)11300812(MiAaPQ)EBC353504(Au-PeEL)EBL353504(CaPaEBR)ebr10296761(CaONFJC)MIL145025(EXLCZ)99100000000068720019970428d1997 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrNutraceuticals[electronic resource] designer foods III garlic, soy and licorice /edited by Paul A. Lachance1st ed.Trumbull, Conn. Food & Nutrition Press, Inc.c19971 online resource (398 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-917678-40-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.section 1. Perspectives -- section 2. The chemical and biological principles of designer foods -- section 3. Phytopharmacology of garlic food forms -- section 4. Phytopharmacology of soy food forms -- section 5. Phytopharmacology of licorice food forms -- section 6. Bridging the gaps in knowledge for designer food applications.Phytochemicals are components acting individually, additively or synergistically, usually as a component of whole food, that have the characteristics of providing protective, preventative and possibly curative roles in the pathogenesis of cancer and other chronic disease progressions. Nutraceutical is a term used to describe beneficial phytochemicals. The mechanisms of action of nutraceuticals may be one of several. Free radical scavenger and antioxidant nutraceuticals can nullify damage by any number of biochemical mechanisms, but some also exert benefit by enhancing immune function. ANutritionLicorice (Plant)SoyfoodsGarlicFunctional foodsNutrition.Licorice (Plant)Soyfoods.Garlic.Functional foods.615.8/54Lachance Paul A868425MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910811994103321Nutraceuticals1938553UNINA