Molecular Mechanisms of Functional Food

Comprehensive resource for understanding state-of-the-art mechanisms behind food health effects

This book provides information on the development and validation of functional foods towards their market and industrial application. It covers the available information on developments, efficacy, and testing and safety, while demonstrating the proven or potential effects of food on health and disease.

With contributions from the foremost experts in the field, this book will bring readers up to speed on the state of the art in the mechanisms behind food health effects, from their physiological bases to their conception, current uses, and future developments. Sample topics covered by the authors include:

• The molecular mechanisms of action of antioxidant fibers, prebiotics, ginger, and cinnamon
• Saffron, a functional food with potential molecular effects
• Pseudocereals, ancestral grains that can serve as a sour