Description
Nutrition and Women's Health: Functional Foods, Nutraceuticals, and Integrative Strategies delves into the critical role nutrition plays in human health, highlighting its growing importance among healthcare providers, research scientists, nutritionists, and dietitians. Despite significant progress, there remains a lack of targeted research specifically addressing women's nutritional needs at various life stages. This book aims to fill that gap, offering comprehensive insights into the benefits of nutraceuticals and functional foods for disease prevention, treatment, and recurrence through different phases of a woman's life.The book covers a wide range of topics, including nutritional modules for teenage nutrition, the interaction of sex hormones, menopause management, polycystic ovary syndrome, fertility, and bone, skin, and heart health. It emphasizes the underlying causes of various pathophysiological conditions linked to nutrition and provides practical diet plans to help avoid health issues across various age groups. Expert authors present evidence-based strategies for improving women's health through nutrition, making this book an invaluable resource for professionals and individuals alike.- Explores the benefits of nutraceuticals for prevention, treatment, and recurrence of disease through women's various life stages- Demonstrates the role of nutraceuticals essential for women to help circumvent health issues at different life stages- Highlights nutrition management for polycystic ovary syndrome- Discusses the impact of nutrition to balance hormonal and gynecological health- Examines dietary choices to maintain optimal cardiovascular health
Table of Contents
1. Nutrition in adolescent, puberty and young girls2. Nutrition: Women health and ageing3. Nutritional Strategies: Women sex hormone and interactions4. Nutrition in women fertility and developmental stages5. Nutrition in Pregnancy and Breast Feeding Women6. Nutritional management in polycystic ovary syndrome7. Impact of nutrition in infertility to menopause and vaginal infection8. Nutrition and gynecologic cancer: Prevention, treatment and recurrence9. Nutrition in bone health10. Nutrition and hearth health11. Nutrition in skin health12. Role of nutrients in gestational diabetes management13. Nutrition in women weight management14. Women neurological disorders: Novel nutritional approaches15. Nutritional requirement of the pediatric and geriatric population16. Current clinical investigations in nutraceuticals development
