ROLE AND HEALTH BENEFITS OF DIFFERENT FUNCTIONAL FOOD COMPONENTS

At present, professionals are recognizing that some functional components of foods have a major role in health enhancement. In fact, the big importance of these "bioactives" present in many foods, either naturally or added, has lead many scientists of different fields to conduct studies ai...

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Published inInternational journal of medical and biological frontiers Vol. 17; no. 9; p. 999
Main Authors Guiné, Raquel P F, Lima, Maria João R, Barroca, Maria João C
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Hauppauge Nova Science Publishers, Inc 01.09.2011
Subjects
Algae
Alzheimer's disease
Asthma
Bacteria
Blood pressure
Cancer
Cardiovascular disease
Cellulose
Cholesterol
Diabetes
Diabetic neuropathy
Dietary fiber
Dietary minerals
Disease prevention
Fatty acids
Heart
HIV
Human body
Human immunodeficiency virus
Hypertension
Kidney stones
Osteoporosis
PMS
Potassium
Premenstrual syndrome
Restless legs syndrome
Vitamin A
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Summary:At present, professionals are recognizing that some functional components of foods have a major role in health enhancement. In fact, the big importance of these "bioactives" present in many foods, either naturally or added, has lead many scientists of different fields to conduct studies aimed for establishing the scientific basis that supports and validates the benefits of a particular food or component for the human health. It appears that people should strive to consume a wide variety of foods such as to assure the ingestion of compounds such as carotenoids, fiber, flavonoids, specific fatty acids, minerals, prebiotics and probiotics, phytoestrogens, soy protein and vitamins, among others, in order to reduce the risk of developing some diseases, or even to help curing others. In the present work, an examination of the characteristics of these compounds, the study and repercussions of these "bioactives molecules" allied to their ability to prevent and/or cure certain diseases will be object of study, based on recent evidence published in the medical journals.
ISSN:1081-3829