Improving Health and Nutrition through Functional Foods: Benefits and Applications

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Maira Rubi Segura Campos (Food Science Laboratory, Chemical Engineering Faculty, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatan, Mérida, Mexico)

Improving Health and Nutrition through Functional Foods

Benefits and Applications

Maira Rubi Segura Campos (Food Science Laboratory, Chemical Engineering Faculty, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatan, Mérida, Mexico)

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Woodhead Publishing
26 November 2024

Dietetics & nutrition; Microbiology (non-medical); Biotechnology; Food & beverage technology

Improving Health and Nutrition through Functional Foods: Benefits and Applications presents functional foods as a therapeutic approach to disease and overall health and well-being. The book covers various functional foods, such as oilseeds, endemic fruits, and vegetables as foods to consider as complementary treatments for disease management. Written for nutrition researchers, food scientists, graduate students and other food science and health professionals, this book will be a welcomed reference for those who wish to better understand the role of bioactive compounds and functional foods in the treatment and prevention of disease.

Edited by: Maira Rubi Segura Campos (Food Science Laboratory Chemical Engineering Faculty Universidad Autónoma de Yucatan Mérida Mexico)
Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
Country of Publication: United States [Currently unable to ship to USA: see Shipping Info]
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 191mm,
Weight: 450g
ISBN: 9780443218743
ISBN 10: 0443218749
Pages: 300
Publication Date: 26 November 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Maira Rubi Segura Campos is the lead research professor at the Faculty of Chemistry Engineering and the coordinator of the Institutional Postgraduate in Chemical and Biochemical Sciences at the Autonomous University of Yucatan, Mérida, Mexico. She has authored 115 articles in national and international journals, 61 book chapters, 12 books, and 41 memoirs. She has also taught more than 170 courses at the pre-and postgraduate level and has actively participated in 170 national and international academic events.