Full Description
The role of diet in the prevention, control and treatment of diabetes continues to provide significant opportunity for non-pharmaceutical interventions for many of the over 20 million people who live with this disease. Looking beyond traditional dietary controls may lead to more effective, cost efficient, and flexible options for many patients.Bioactive Food as Dietary Interventions for Diabetes is the only available scientific resource focused on exploring the latest advances in bioactive food research, and the potential benefit of bioactive food choice on the diabetic condition. Written by experts from around the world, it presents important information that can help improve the health of those at risk for diabetes and diabetes related conditions using food selection as its foundation.
Contents
Role of oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetesAlternative medicines (bioactive foods and supplements) in diabetes controlGovernment Regulation of Dietary Supplements and Foods: Role in DiabetesDiabetes as an Immune Dysfunction SydromeAntihyperglycemic potential of Secoisolaricinol diglucosideAntidiabetic potential of trigonelline and 4-hydroxyisoleucine in FenugreekCommunity participation and diabetes controlSoya bean in the prevention and treatment of diabetesAmino acids supplements and diabetesReduction in serum glucose with garlic extractsDietary supplements, immune modulation and diabetes control (tentative title)Phytochemicals against type 2 diabetesPhytotherapeutics in treating diabetesPlant derived hydroxycinnamate derivatives, insulin sensitivity and adiponectin: implications for diabetes controlAntidiabetic activity of Allium sativumChromium and diabetesPolyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Insulin ResistanceVITAMIN D AND TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUSPongamia pinnata: treatment of diabetesOyster mushroom (Pleurotus pulmonarius) and diabetes careTraditional medicinal plants of Indigenous Peoples of Canada and their antioxidant activity in relation to treatment of diabetesIndian medicinal plants with hypoglycemic potentialPlant extracts and alkaloids: prevention of diabetic nephropathyLutein and diabetic cataractsCompounds in vegetables including Okra and Fenugreek of potential value in the treatment of diabetesPROBIOTICS AND DIABETES/OBESITY: HEALTH IMPLICATIONSTradition and Perspectives of Diabetes Treatment in Greco-Arab and Islamic MedicineState of the Art of Diabetes Treatment in Greco-Arab and Islamic MedicinePhytonutrients in Diabetes ManagementAntidiabetic effects of Punica granatum L (Pomegranate): a reviewType II Diabetes Mellitus-2011 Research SummaryDiabetes and Natural ProductsAntioxidants and inflammation in obesityMagnesium and Metabolic Syndrome: The Role of Magnesium in Health and DiseaseObesity in Ayurveda - Dietary, Lifestyle, and Herbal ConsiderationsThe effects of a fermented soy product and isoflavones in metabolic syndrome controlOmega 3 fatty acids and bioactive foods: from biotechnology to health promotionMetabolic Syndrome: Diet, obesity and chronic inflammationThe Indian medicinal plant Aegle marmelos in the treatment of diabetes mellitus: Promise and ProspectsAnti-diabetic and hypoglycaemic effects of Syzygium cumini (black plum): a reviewHuman milk as a bioctive foodGinger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) in the treatment of diabetes and metabolic syndrome: preclinical observationsAntidiabetic and cardioprotective effects of Amla (Emblica officinalis Gaertn) and its phytochemicals: preclinical observationsPrevention and management of obesity by isoflavonesAntioxidant capacity of honey : potential health benefit