Food-Drug Synergy and Safety addresses the interaction of two or more components within a single food, between several foods, or between foods and drugs consumed together.

Features:

• Provides an introductory chapter that defines food component and food-drug synergy
• Discusses healthful combinations of food components and food-drug combinations
• Identifies mechanisms of action involved in food-drug synergy
• Organizes information as it relates to chronic diseases and/or diseases of aging
• Concludes with guidance to experimental designs for determining health benefits and safety of food and food-drug combinations

Contents

Introduction

• Understanding Food and Food-Drug Synergy

Cardiovascular Disease

• Lipid Sources and Plant Sterols: Effect of Food and Food-Drug Synergy on Cardiovascular Disease Risk
• Antioxidant Phytochemicals and Potential Synergistic Activities at Reducing Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
• Synergy of Portfolio Diet Components and Drugs in Coronary Heart Disease
• The Role of Complementary Vitamins, Folate, Vitamin B6, and Vitamin B12, in Cardiovascular Disease
• Food Synergy in Dietary Patterns and Risk for Chronic Diseases

Cancer

• Soy-Food and Soy-Drug Interactions in Prevention and Treatment of Cancer
• Flaxseed, Lignans, n-3 Fatty Acids, and Drug Synergy in the Prevention and Treatment of Cancer
• Whole-Grain Component Synergy and Cancer
• Synergy and Safety of Antioxidants with Cancer Drugs
• Probiotics: Synergy with Drugs and Carcinogens in Diet

Osteoporosis

• Synergy of Soy, Flaxseed, Calcium, and Hormone Replacement Therapy in Osteoporosis
• Synergy of Protein, Fats, and Calcium; Potential Synergies with Drugs for Osteoporosis

Inflammatory Disease, Hypertension, and Obesity

• Molecular Targets for Antiinflammation and Dietary Component-Drug Synergy
• Food and Food-Drug Synergies: Role in Hypertension and Renal Disease Protection
• Milk Proteins in Food-Food and Food-Drug Synergy on Feeding Behavior, Energy Balance, and Body Weight Regulation

Ergogenics

• Caffeine, Creatine, and Food-Drug Synergy: Ergogenics and Applications to Human Health

Experimental Designs

• Designing Experiments for Food-Drug Synergy: Health Aspects
• Designing Experiments for Food-Drug Synergy: Safety Aspectst

Index

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