Olive Oil

Minor Constituents and Health

Buch | Hardcover

244 Seiten

2008
Crc Press Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4200-5993-9 (ISBN)

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Offers an understanding of the pharmacological properties of phenols and other bioactive ingredients in the composition of olive oil. This book discusses technological developments to retain optimal levels of bioactive ingredients as well as methodologies for further study of olive oil's biological effects.

Epidemiological studies indicate that the consumption of natural antioxidants from such plant-derived sources as olive oil produces beneficial health effects. Olive Oil: Minor Constituents and Health provides a balanced understanding of the pharmacological properties of phenols and other bioactive ingredients in the composition of olive oil. It discusses recent technological developments to retain optimal levels of bioactive ingredients s well as methodologies for the future study of olive oil's biological effects. The text covers research on the bioavailability of olive oil phenols and addresses the role of olive oil in the prevention of cardiovascular disease and certain types of cancer.

Dimitrios Boskou

Dietary Antioxidants. Olive Oil, Mediterranean Diet and Health. Phenolic Compounds in Olives and Olive Oil. Other Important Minor Constituents. Detection and Quantification of Phenolic Compounds in Olive Oil, Olives and Biological Fluids. Bioavailability and Antioxidant Effect of Olive Oil Phenolic Compounds in Humans. Olive Oil Phenols and Cell Damages. Antithrombotic and Antiatherogenic Lipid Minor Constituents from Olive Oil Minor. Olive Oil Hydroxy-isochromans. Conclusions.

Verlagsort	Bosa Roca
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	589 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe ► Diätassistenz / Ernährungsberatung
ISBN-10	1-4200-5993-9 / 1420059939
ISBN-13	978-1-4200-5993-9 / 9781420059939
Zustand	Neuware