Nuts & seeds in health and disease prevention / edited by Victor R. Preedy, Ronald Ross Watson, Vinood B. Patel.

Other author Preedy, Victor R.
Other author Watson, Ronald R. (Ronald Ross)
Other author Patel, Vinood B.
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoLondon ; Burlington, MA : Academic Press, 2011.
Descriptionxxxv, 1189 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
Subjects
Nuts--Therapeutic use.
Seeds--Therapeutic use.
Nutrition.
Diet therapy.
Nuts.
Seeds.
Diet Therapy.
Nutritional Physiological Phenomena.

Variant title Nuts and seeds in health and disease prevention
Contents Section 1: General aspects and overviews 1.1. Overviews: a primer on seeds and nut biology, improvement and use; seeds as herbal drugs; seeds, nuts and vector-borne diseases -- 1.2. Composition: fatty acid content of commonly available nuts and seeds -- Triacylglycerols in nut and seeds oils: detailed characterization using high performance liquid chromatography mass spectrometry -- Antioxidants in nuts and seeds -- Inorganic constituents of nuts and seeds -- 1.3. Effects on health: nuts and seeds in cardiovascular health -- Brassica seeds: metabolomics and biological potential -- Nuts and seeds used in health and disease in Pakistan -- Seeds components in cancer prevention -- Nuts, seeds and oral health -- 1.4. Adverse aspects: mycotoxins in seeds and nuts -- Cyanogenic glycosides in nuts and seeds -- Allergies to nuts and seeds -- Section 2: Effects of specific nuts and seeds -- African ebony seeds -- Ajwain seeds -- Almond seeds -- Aniseeds -- Bambangan seeds -- Bambara groundnut -- Betel nut -- Swietenine, big leaf mahogany seeds -- Bitter Kola seeds -- Black soybean seeds -- Bonducella seeds -- Brazil nuts -- Broccoli seeds -- Buckwheat seeds -- West African Bush Mango -- Caper seeds -- Cardamom seeds -- Carob seeds -- Cashew nut -- Chia Seeds -- Chinese cabbage seeds -- Chinese Fan Palm -- Climbing black pepper seeds -- Cluster pepper seeds -- Cocoa Seeds -- Coconut seeds -- Common vetch seeds -- Usage of Coral bean seeds -- Coralwood seeds -- Coriander seeds -- Cowhage seeds -- Crabs eye seeds -- Cumin seeds -- Custard apple seeds -- Date Seeds -- Euphorbia seeds -- Fennel seeds -- Fenugreek seeds -- Five-leaved chaste tree seeds -- Flaxseeds -- Fragrant Olive seeds -- Gallnuts -- Garden cress seeds -- Ginkgo seeds -- Grains of Paradise Seeds -- Grape seeds -- Grapefruit seeds -- Gray Nickerbean -- Amazonian herb guarana seeds -- Guava seeds -- Harmala Seeds -- Hazelnuts -- Hempseeds -- Hongay oil tree seeds -- Horse chestnut -- Indian gooseberry seeds -- Indian mustard seeds -- Jackfruit seeds -- Jambolan seeds -- Kerstings Nut -- Litchi Seeds -- Longan seeds -- Lupine seeds -- Macadamia nuts -- Magnolia seeds -- Malay apple -- Mango seeds -- Marking Nut -- Milk Thistle -- Mobola plum seeds -- Moringa seeds -- Mucana seeds -- Neem tree seeds -- Nigella seeds -- Nutmeg -- Okra seed -- Olive seed -- Papaya seeds -- Passion fruit seeds -- Peanut seeds -- Pecan nut -- Perennial horse gram Seeds -- Pistachio seeds -- Pomegranate seeds -- Pumpkin seeds -- Purple Camel's foot seeds -- Purple Viper's Bugloss seeds -- Purple Wheat seeds -- Rapeseed oil -- Red clover seeds -- Red onion seeds -- Sacha Inchi nut oil -- Safflower seeds -- Sea buckthorn seeds -- Sesame seeds -- Sour date seeds -- Soursop seeds -- Soybean -- Spotted bean -- Squirting cucumber seeds -- Sucupira branca seeds -- Sunflower Seeds -- Tamarind Seeds -- Tea seeds -- Tomato seeds -- Wallich seeds -- Walnuts -- Watermelon Seeds -- White cabbage seeds -- Wild Banana.
Local noteLaupus-WCP
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN9780123756886
ISBN012375688X

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