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Olives and olive oil in health and disease prevention
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ISBN: 1282540971 9786612540974 0080922201 0123744202 9780123744203 9780080922201 9781282540972 Year: 2010 Publisher: Amsterdam Boston Elsevier :Academic Press

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Long used in sacred ceremonies and associated with good health, the nutritional and health promoting benefits of olives and olive oils have been proven by an ever-increasing body of science. From cardiovascular benefits to anti-microbial, anti-cancer, antioxidant activity and effects on macrophages and aptoptosis to cellular and pathophysiollogical process, olives and olive oils are proving important in many healthful ways. For example, reactive components in olive oils or olive oil by-products have now been isolated and identified. These include tyrosol, hydroxytyrosol, 3,4-dihydro


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Olives and olive oil bioactive constituents
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ISBN: 1680159763 1630670421 1630670413 9781630670429 9781680159769 9781630670412 9781630670436 Year: 2015 Publisher: Urbana, Illinois

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The market is flooded with products posing as elixirs, supplements, functional foods, and olive oil alternatives containing phenols obtained from multiple olive sources. This technically-oriented book will be of value to nutritionists and researchers in the biosciences. It unravels the body of science pertaining to olive minor constituents in relation to new chemical knowledge, technological innovations, and novel methods of recovery, parallel to toxicology, pharmacology, efficacy, doses, claims, and regulation. Topics include: the biological importance of bioactive compounds present in oli


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Wheat and rice in disease prevention and health
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ISBN: 0124046045 0124017169 130641248X 9780124046047 9781306412483 9780124017160 Year: 2014 Publisher: Burlington Elsevier Science

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Wheat and Rice in Disease Prevention and Health reviews the wide range of studies focusing on the health benefits and disease prevention associated with the consumption of wheat and rice, the two most widely consumed whole grains. This book provides researchers, clinicians, and students with a comprehensive, definitive, and up-to-date compendium on the diverse basic and translational aspects of whole grain consumption and its protective effects across human health and disease. It serves as both a resource for current researchers as well as a guide to assist those in related disciplin


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The agronomy and economy of turmeric and ginger
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ISBN: 129922444X 012394824X 0323282563 0123948010 9780123948243 9780123948014 Year: 2013 Publisher: Burlington Elsevier Science

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Turmeric has been used as a medicine, a condiment, and a dye since at least 600 B.C., while ginger has been used extensively throughout history for its medicinal purposes. The Agronomy and Economy of Turmeric and Ginger brings these two important plants together in one reference book, explaining their history, production techniques, and nutritional and medicinal properties in detail. This book is intuitively organized by plant and use, allowing quick access to information. It puts the uniquely Indian use and history of turmeric and ginger plants into a global context of produc

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