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The Functional Food Properties of Figs

by: shinta, 6 pages

The importance of “nutraceuticals,” also known as “functional foods,” in the American diet is highlighted by the fact that consumers paid out $9 billion/year ...

NEW ZEALAND - FERTILE GROUND FOR FUNCTIONAL FOODS AND NUTRIGENOMICS

by: shinta, 6 pages

Nutrition-related disorders including cardio- vascular disease, diabetes and various cancers rank highly among the causes of death and disability in New Zealand, with significant ...

Biologically Active Lycopene in Human Health

by: shinta, 5 pages

Oxidative stress induced by highly reactive oxygen species (hROS) is recognized as an important mechanism in the causation of chronic diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular ...

Cancer preventive properties of ginger : A brief review

by: shinta, 8 pages

Ginger, the rhizome of Zingiber officinalis, one of the most widely used species of the ginger family, is a common condiment for various foods and beverages. Ginger has a long history of ...

NUTRACEUTICALS AS ANTI-ANGIOGENIC AGENTS : HOPES AND REALITY

by: shinta, 17 pages

Angiogenesis, the formation of new blood vessels from preexisting vascular network is a driving force of organ development in ontogeny, is necessary for ovulation and hair growth, and is ...

Curcumin and cancer : An old age disease with an age old solution

by: shinta, 32 pages

Cancer is primarily a disease of old age, and that life style plays a major role in the development of most cancers is now well recognized. While plant-based formulations have been used to ...

The Role of Isoflavones in Menopausal Health : Consensus Opinion of The North American Menopause Society

by: shinta, 15 pages

The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) appointed a panel of advisors to assist the NAMS Board of Trustees in developing an evidence-based consensus opinion on the ther- ...

Soy Isoflavones : A Review of Literature and Use

by: shinta, 4 pages

For thousands of years the Chinese and Japanese have eaten soy products. In the last few decades westerners have been trying to understand why these people have less problems with breast, ...

olasodine Rhamnosyl Glycosides Specifically Bind Cancer Cell Receptors and Induce Apoptosis and Necrosis. Treatment for Skin Cancer and Hope for Internal Cancers

by: shinta, 12 pages

Cattle farmers in Australia have proclaimed that crushing and application of the fruit of a weed known as Devil's Apple retarded the progress of ocular squamous cell carcinoma in Hereford ...

COFFEE AND COLORECTAL CANCER

by: shinta, 2 pages

According to a recent case-control study from Canada, as coffee drinking rose towards five cups a day, the risk of colorectal cancer reduced, especially in men.1 Furthermore, in a ...

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