ID - 131765597 TI - Therapeutic, probiotic, and unconventional foods AU - Grumezescu, Alexandru Mihai AU - Holban, Alina Maria PY - 2018 SN - 9780128146262 0128146265 0128146257 9780128146255 PB - London DB - UniCat KW - Nutritionary hygiene. Diet KW - Diet therapy KW - Functional foods. KW - Homeopathy. KW - Dietary Supplements. KW - Probiotics. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:131765597 AB - Therapeutic, Probiotic and Unconventional Foods compiles the most recent, interesting and innovative research on unconventional and therapeutic foods, highlighting their role in improving health and life quality, their implications on safety, and their industrial and economic impact. The book focuses on probiotic foods, addressing the benefits and challenges associated with probiotic and prebiotic use. It then explores the most recently investigated and well-recognized nutraceutical and medicinal foods and the food products and ingredients that have both an impact on human health and a potential therapeutic effect. The third and final section explores unconventional foods and discusses intriguing and debated foods and food sources. While research has been conducted on the beneficial biological effects of probiotics and therapeutic food, the use of these foods remains controversial. To overcome the suspicion of the use of alternative, homeopathic and traditional products as therapy, this book reveals and discusses the most recent and scientifically sound and confirmed aspects of the research. ER -