Food Supplements and Dietary Fiber in Health and Disease

Bhushan R. Rane, PhD, MPharm, is Professor and Head of the Department of Pharmaceutics, Shri. D. D. Vispute College of Pharmacy and Research Center, New Panvel, Navi Mumbai, India. He has over 14 years of teaching experience and has guided more than 50 MPharm students. He has published research and review articles in national and international journals and has published books and book chapters. He is a reviewer for several scientific and international journals. Raj K. Keservani, MPharm, is Associate Professor in the Faculty of B. Pharmacy at the CSM Group of Institutions, Allahabad, India. He has more than 12 years of academic (teaching) experience from various institutes of India in pharmaceutical education. He has published peer-reviewed papers in the field of pharmaceutical sciences in national and international journals, book chapters, co-authored books, and edited books. He is also active as a reviewer for several international scientific journals. He is co-editor of the book series AAP Advances in Nutraceuticals. Durgesh Singh, DPhil, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Zoology, S.S. Khanna Girls’ Degree College, Prayagraj, India. He has published research papers, book chapters, and review articles in international and national journals. He is a life member of several scientific bodies and the recipient of three national awards. Nayan A. Gujarathi, PhD, MPharm, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutics, Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal’s Institute of Pharmacy, Dhule, India. He has 13 years of academic experience in pharmaceutical science. He has published papers in the field of pharmaceutical sciences in national and international journals as well as several book chapters. He has presented his research work at international conferences and has delivered several expert talks on outcome-based education for the accreditation process. Ashish S. Jain, PhD, is Principal at Shri. D. D. Vispute College of Pharmacy and Research Center, New Panvel, India. He is a key person at the Adarsh Scientific Research Center and Testing Lab Pvt. Ltd. He also works as a consultant to pharma industries and food testing laboratories. He is co-author of many books and has received several prestigious honors and awards for his teaching, research, and publishing work.

PART I: DIETARY FIBER 1. Introduction to Dietary Fibers 2. Formulation-Based Approaches for the Delivery of Food Supplements and Dietary Fibers 3. Role of Dietary Fibers in Diabetes 4. Role of Dietary Fibers in Obesity 5. Role of Dietary Fiber in Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) 6. Role of Dietary Fiber in Gut Health PART II: FOOD SUPPLEMENTS 7. Introduction and Overview of Food Supplements 8. Role of Food Supplement in Diabetes 9. Role of Food Supplements in Obesity 10. Role of Food Supplement in Cancer 11. Role of Food Supplements in CHD 12. Role of Food Supplements in Gut Health 13. Role of Dietary Fibers in Colorectal Cancer PART III: REGULATION AND MISCELLANEOUS 14. Botanicals in Dietary Supplements and Fibers 15. Regulatory Guidance on Food Supplement and Dietary Fiber