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1. Clinical Aspects of Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals

   Edited by Dilip Ghosh, Debasis Bagchi, Tetsuya Konishi

   To Be Published April 13th 2014 by CRC Press
2. Innovation in Healthy and Functional Foods

   Edited by Dilip Ghosh, Shantanu Das, Debasis Bagchi, R.B. Smarta

   The focus of food science and technology has shifted from previous goals of improving food safety and enhancing food taste toward providing healthy and functional foods. Today’s consumers desire foods that go beyond basic nutrition—foods capable of promoting better health, or even playing a...

   Published September 23rd 2012 by CRC Press
3. Chronic Inflammation

   Molecular Pathophysiology, Nutritional and Therapeutic Interventions

   Edited by Sashwati Roy, Debasis Bagchi, Siba P. Raychaudhuri

   Although acute inflammation is a healthy physiological response indicative of wound healing, chronic inflammation has been directly implicated in a wide range of degenerative human health disorders encompassing almost all present day non-communicable diseases including autoimmune diseases, obesity,...

   Published September 16th 2012 by CRC Press
4. Obesity

   Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Prevention, Second Edition

   Edited by Debasis Bagchi, Harry G. Preuss

   The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared obesity a global epidemic. Its prevalence has more than doubled since 1980, causing a myriad of health problems for children and adults. Obesity: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Prevention, Second Edition explores the molecular mechanisms and...

   Published July 5th 2012 by CRC Press
5. Arthritis

   Pathophysiology, Prevention, and Therapeutics

   Edited by Debasis Bagchi, Hiroyoshi Moriyama, Siba P. Raychaudhuri

   A debilitating disease of pain, inflammation, and loss of mobility and quality of life, arthritis takes victims of all ages, from young children to seniors. Usually chronic, the broad term arthritis refers to nearly 100 distinct manifestations, each with their own etiology, pathophysiology, and...

   Published April 4th 2011 by CRC Press
6. Biotechnology in Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals

   Edited by Debasis Bagchi, Francis C. Lau, Dilip K. Ghosh

   Modern food biotechnology is now a billion-dollar industry, producing functional foods and nutraceuticals that offer a whole host of increased health benefits, including prevention against illness, and chronic and degenerative conditions. Written by a team of top-tier researchers and scientists...

   Published April 20th 2010 by CRC Press
7. Anti-Angiogenic Functional and Medicinal Foods

   Edited by Jack N. Losso, Fereidoon Shahidi, Debasis Bagchi

   Series: Nutraceutical Science and Technology

   The ability to regulate and manipulate the generation or remodeling of blood vessels is key to the successful treatment of many chronic diseases, both oncological and non-oncological. Several bioactive compounds present in human diets are now known to exert an inhibitive effect on the either the...

   Published April 4th 2007 by CRC Press
8. Obesity

   Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Prevention

   Edited by Debasis Bagchi, Harry G. Preuss

   The obesity epidemic has spawned an unlimited array of quick-fix, rapid weight loss plans and unproven pharmaceuticals. Dangerous side effects and rebound weight gain has made the cure seem worse than the syndrome itself and left people uncertain where to turn. The only way to safely deal with the...

   Published March 6th 2007 by CRC Press
9. Phytopharmaceuticals in Cancer Chemoprevention

   Edited by Debasis Bagchi, Harry G. Preuss

   Series: Modern Nutrition Science

   During the past decade, a significant amount of research has been conducted on phytopharmaceuticals. Today, a growing body of evidence demonstrates the efficacy of a wide variety of natural products and affirms their potential in the treatment of cancer. Phytopharmaceuticals in Cancer...

   Published October 27th 2004 by CRC Press