With the expansion of the aging population, researchers are increasingly focusing on the role of nutrition, plant-based diets, and phytochemicals in healthy aging. Phytochemicals: Aging and Health illustrates the role of phytochemicals in disease prevention, providing an understanding of their relationship to healthy aging in an effort to promote optimal health and disease prevention. This text presents information on polyphenols, flavonoid analysis, botanical therapeutics and chronic disease prevention, carotenoids and visual function, green tea and skin care, pomegranate and cardiovascular disease, nutrient-gene interactions, and personalized nutrition, with a focus on nutrigenetics as a means of nutrition therapy.
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Technophysiology, Evolution, and Aging: Towards a New Image of Aging. Are There Age-Related Changes in Flavonoid Bioavailability? Trends in the Analysis of Phytochemicals: Flavonoids and Carotenoids. Anti-inflammatory Botanicals: A Case Study of Genetic Screens as Part of a Pharmacogenomic Approach. Characteristics and Function of Lutein and Zeaxanthin within the Human Retina. Phytochemicals and the Aging Brain. Green Tea: Skin Care and Skin Diseases. Pomegranate Phenolic Antioxidant Activities Protect against Cardiovascular Diseases. Customizing Dietary Recommendations by Genotype in the Era of Genomics. Development of a Botanical Combination Product for Allergy Symptoms. IL-1 Genotype-Selective Inhibition of Inflammatory Mediators by Botanicals: A Nutrigenetics Proof of Principle. Index.
