Nutraceuticals in Obesity Management and Control

Raj K. Keservani, PhD, MPharm, is working as Associate Professor in the Faculty of B. Pharmacy at CSM Group of Institutions, Prayagraj, India. He has more than 12 years of academic (teaching) experience from various institutes of India in pharmaceutical education. He has supervised more than 25 UG students for their research work, has published 31 peer-reviewed papers in the field of pharmaceutical sciences in national and international journals, one patent, 50 book chapters, three co-authored books, and 40 edited books. He is also active as a reviewer for several international scientific journals. Dr. Keservani graduated with a pharmacy degree from the Department of Pharmacy, Kumaun University, Nainital (Uttarakhand), India. He received his Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) (specialization in pharmaceutics) from the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal, India. He received his PhD degree from IKG Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar, Punjab, India. Dr. Keservani is a life member of Society of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (SPER). His research interests include nutraceutical and functional foods, novel drug delivery systems (NDDS), transdermal drug delivery/drug delivery, health science, cancer biology, and neurobiology. Alka Lohani, PhD, MPharm, is working as Associate Professor at the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences at IFTM University, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. Dr. Lohani has 10 years of teaching and research experience. She has received an international travel grant from the International Brain Research Organization. Her area of research expertise is the development of cosmetic formulations, transdermal drug delivery systems, and polymer-based drug delivery systems. She has over 20 publications in international and national journals, five patent publications, and authored book chapters to her credit. She is also credited as a reviewer of national and international journals in the field of pharmaceutics. She has supervised more than 40 graduate and nine postgraduate students and is currently supervising five PhD scholars. She obtained her BPharm and MPharm from the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Kumaun University, Nainital, Uttarakhand, India, and her PhD from IFTM University, Moradabad, India.

Introduction PART I: NUTRIENTS, VEGETABLES, AND FRUITS IN OBESITY 1. Obesity and Nutraceuticals: Introduction and Overview 2. Supplementation of Nutrients for Weight Loss 3. Nutraceutical Fruits in Obesity Management 4. Role of Carotenoids in Obesity PART II: ANTIOXIDANTS AND VITAMINS IN OBESITY 5. Antioxidant-Rich Nutraceuticals in Obesity Management 6. Role of Vitamin and Supplements in the Treatment of Obesity 7. The Role of Green Tea in the Management of Obesity PART III: SPICES AND CEREALS IN OBESITY 8. Potential of Pseudocereals in the Management of Obesity 9. Functional Foods and Spices in the Management of Metabolic Syndrome PART IV: MICRONUTRIENT, POLYPHENOLS, AND OTHERS IN OBESITY 10. Role of Micronutrients in Obesity & Weight Management 11. Polyphenol Derivatives in Obesity Management 12. ?-Amylase Inhibitors: A Safe Nutraceutical Approach for Obesity Management 13. Marine Nutraceuticals: A Potential Source for the Management of Obesity 14. The Role of Functional Foods to Combat Weight Gain and Obesity