By Eknath D Ahire (Author)

Vitamins as Nutraceuticals

The book examines the development of nutraceuticals with the goal of maximizing the benefits of vitamins for human health and various health conditions.

Because vitamins are widely believed to be one of the most important nutritional advancements of the next 25 years, the editors of this book have brought together leading experts in the field to provide the nutraceutical industry with a single authoritative resource. The publication comes at a time of urgent need to address rising cases of malnutrition diseases and the high number of deaths caused by lack of knowledge or deviations from healthy eating habits.

The 12-chapter book begins with definitions and classifications of the vitamin field, focusing on US and EU legislative issues. In addition to discussing recent advances and applications, this book provides scientific information on the importance of vitamins as nutraceuticals to human health and the mechanisms underlying nutraceuticals in the prevention, treatment, and control of disease. The focus is on vitamins as nutraceuticals to address health issues such as human nutrition, pregnancy, oral health, anemia and blindness. The book also examines the structure and function of various vitamins, discusses the effects of various vitamins on immunity, and the nutraceutical properties of algal and marine sources of vitamins. The beneficial effects of water-soluble vitamins on nutrition, health promotion, and the nutritional potential of fat-soluble vitamins are also discussed.

audience

The book will be read by a range of researchers and industry scientists, including vitamin formulators, food scientists and food manufacturers, as well as those working in the pharmaceutical industry, the nanotechnology industry, novel drug delivery research laboratories and the healthcare industry.

Product Details

Publisher: Wiley; April 26, 2023
English language
ISBN: 9781394174706
ISBN: 9781394175536