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Bioactive Food as Dietary Interventions for Cardiovascular Disease

Bioactive Foods in Chronic Disease States

  • 1st Edition - October 22, 2012
  • Editors: Ronald Ross Watson, Victor R Preedy
  • Language: English
  • Hardback ISBN:
    9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 3 9 6 4 8 5 - 4
  • eBook ISBN:
    9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 3 9 6 5 4 0 - 0

One major example of the synergy of bioactive foods and extracts is their role as an antioxidant and the related remediation of cardiovascular disease. There is compelling ev… Read more

Bioactive Food as Dietary Interventions for Cardiovascular Disease

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One major example of the synergy of bioactive foods and extracts is their role as an antioxidant and the related remediation of cardiovascular disease. There is compelling evidence to suggest that oxidative stress is implicated in the physiology of several major cardiovascular diseases including heart failure and increased free radical formation and reduced antioxidant defences. Studies indicate bioactive foods reduce the incidence of these conditions, suggestive of a potential cardioprotective role of antioxidant nutrients.

Bioactive Food as Dietary Interventions for Cardiovascular Disease investigates the role of foods, herbs and novel extracts in moderating the pathology leading to cardiovascular disease. It reviews existing literature, and presents new hypotheses and conclusions on the effects of different bioactive components of the diet.