Full Description
This new book provides informative coverage of recent breakthroughs in vitamins and their ability to prevent disease, manage health issues, and treat chronic illness. It describes the beneficial effects of vitamins as nutraceuticals in treating cancer, for improving the immunity of patients with HIV and AIDS, for the treatment of tuberculosis, and for the management of infectious diseases, such as viral infections, microbial infections, and COVID-19. The functional activity of vitamins in brain health and obesity management is also explored for the management, prevention, and delay of hypertension and related problems. The volume also covers vitamins that play a role in neurodegenerative diseases as well as those that can be used for weight loss and obesity, blindness and vision issues, baldness, and skincare issues.
Contents
PART I: ROLE OF VITAMINS IN CHRONIC DISEASES 1. Vitamins as Nutraceuticals in Cancer 2. Vitamins as Nutraceuticals for Tuberculosis 3. Vitamins as Nutraceuticals for HIV and AIDS 4. Vitamins as Nutraceuticals for Peptic Ulcer PART II: VITAMINS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES 5. Vitamins as Nutraceuticals for Viral Infection 6. Vitamins as Nutraceuticals for Microbial Infections 7. Vitamins as Nutraceuticals for Covid-19 PART III: FUNCTIONAL ACTIVITY OF VITAMINS IN BRAIN HEALTH AND OBESITY MANAGEMENT 8. Vitamins as Nutraceuticals for Hypertension 9. Vitamins as Nutraceuticals for Neurodegerative Disease 10. Vitamins as Nutraceuticals for Weight Loss and Obesity PART IV: NUTRITIONAL FUNCTION OF VITAMINS 11. Vitamins as Nutraceuticals for Blindness 12. Vitamins as Nutraceuticals for Baldness 13. Vitamins as Nutraceuticals for Skin Care 14. Overview and Recent Advances in Vitamins 15. Vitamins as Nutraceuticals for Human Nutrition
