Functional Foods and their Implications for Health Promotion

Functional Foods and Their Implications for Health Promotion presents functional foods, from raw ingredients to the final product, providing a detailed explanation on how these foods work and an overview of their impact on health. The book presents the functions of food against disease and discusses how healthier foods can be produced. Broken into four parts, the book presents a deep dive into plant-derived functional foods, dairy foods, marine food and beverages. The book includes case studies, applications, literature reviews and coverage of recent developments.

Intended for nutritionists, dieticians, food technologists, as well as students and researchers working in nutrition, dietetics, and food science, this book is sure to be a welcomed resource.

• Uses flow diagrams to highlight the effects of processing on produced functional foods
• Combines information on the production/formulation of the food with data on bioactivities and bioavailability
• Presents whole foods and not food components while also focusing on functionality and availability