Description


The role of diet in the prevention, control and treatment of diabetes continues to provide significant opportunity for non-pharmaceutical interventions for the estimated 220 million people worldwide affected by this disease. Looking beyond traditional dietary controls may lead to more effective, cost-efficient, and flexible options for many patients.

Bioactive Food as Dietary Interventions for Diabetes, Second Edition is a valuable scientific resource focused on exploring the latest advances in bioactive food research, and the potential benefit of bioactive food choice on diabetic condition. Written by experts from around the world, it presents important information that can help improve the health of those at risk for diabetes and diabetes related conditions using food selection as its foundation. View more >



Key Features

* Serves as a starting point for in-depth discussions in academic settings as well as leads to revised and updated treatment options for diabetes
* Offers detailed, well-documented reviews outlining the ability of bioactive foods to improve and treat diabetes and obesity
* Includes updated research on the global epidemic of diabetes


Readership


Nutritionists, Dieticians, Health scientists/researchers whose focus is in identifying pre-diabetes symptoms, diabetes, and its relationship to obesity and weight issues. Food scientists targeting health-related product development

1. Role of Oxidative Stress in the Pathogenesis of Insulin Resistance and Type 2 Diabetes
2. Diabetes and the Role of Dietary Supplements
3. Government Regulation of Dietary Supplements and Foods: Role in Diabetes
4. Diabetes as an Immune Dysfunction Syndrome
5. Antihyperglycemic Potential of Secoisolaricinol Diglucoside
6. Antidiabetic Potential of Trigonelline and 4-Hydroxyisoleucine in Fenugreek
7. Community Participation and Diabetes Control
8. Glycine max (Soybean) Treatment for Diabetes
9. Amino Acid Supplements and Diabetes
10. Reduction in Serum Glucose with Garlic Extracts
11. Dietary Supplements, Immune Modulation, and Diabetes Control
12. Dietary Supplements and Herbs in Diabetes and Its Prevention
13. Phytotherapeutics in Treating Diabetes
14. Plant-Derived Hydroxycinnamate Derivatives, Insulin Sensitivity, and Adiponectin: Implications for Diabetes Control
15. Antidiabetic Activity of Allium Sativum
16. Chromium and Diabetes
17. Dietary Calcium and Magnesium and the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
18. Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Insulin Resistance
19. Vitamin D and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
20. Pongamia pinnata: Treatment of Diabetes
21. Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus pulmonarius) and Diabetes Care
22. Traditional Medicinal Plants of Indigenous Peoples of Canada and Their Antioxidant Activity in Relation to Treatment of Diabetes
23. Indian Medicinal Plants with Hypoglycemic Potential
24. Plant Extracts and Alkaloids: Prevention of Diabetic Nephropathy
25. Lutein and Diabetic Cataracts
26. Compounds in Vegetables Including Okra and Fenugreek of Potential Value in the Treatment of Diabetes
27. Probiotics and Diabetes/Obesity: Health Implications
28. Tradition and Perspectives of Diabetes Treatment in Greco-Arab and Islamic Medicine
29. State of the Art of Diabetes Treatment in Greco-Arab and Islamic Medicine
30. Phytonutrients in Diabetes Management
31. Antidiabetic Effects of Punica granatum L (Pomegranate): A Review
32. Type II Diabetes Mellitus: 2011 Research Summary
33. Diabetes and Natural Products
34. l-Carnitine in Patients with Diabetes
35. Antioxidants and Inflammation in Obesity
36. Magnesium and Metabolic Syndrome: The Role of Magnesium in Health and Disease
37. Obesity in Ayurveda: Dietary, Lifestyle, and Herbal Considerations
38. The Effects of a Fermented Soy Product and Isoflavones in Metabolic Syndrome Control
39. Anti-Inflammatory Actions of Pycnogenol: Diabetes and Arthritis
40. Metabolic Syndrome: Diet, Obesity, and Chronic Inflammation
41. The Indian Medicinal Plant Aegle marmelos in the Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus: Promise and Prospects
42. Antidiabetic and Hypoglycemic Effects of Syzygium cumini (Black Plum)
43. Human Milk as a Bioactive Food
44. Ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) in the Treatment of Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome: Preclinical Observations
45. Antidiabetic and Cardioprotective Effects of Amla (Emblica officinalis　Gaertn) and its Phytochemicals: Preclinical Observations
46. Prickly Pear Cactus (‘Nopal’) for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
47. Antioxidant Capacity of Honey: Potential Health Benefit