Nutraceuticals, Glycemic Health and Type 2 Diabetes primarily focuses on the nutraceuticals that assist in preventing and managing prediabetes and type 2 diabetes.
The book gives an overview of glycemic health and highlights the use of novel and upcoming nutraceutical ingredients such as:
- bioactive peptides
- traditional herbs from India and Mexico
- resistant starches
- cinnamon
- chromium III and more
These and other nutraceuticals that are supported by scientific and clinical studies are highlighted. Nutraceuticals, Glycemic Health and Type 2 Diabetes will be useful as a standard reference book for all those concerned with the role of nutraceuticals and glycemia in the prevention and control of type 2 diabetes.
Contents
- Nutraceuticals and Diabetes Prevention and Management
Part One: Glycemic Health and Type 2 Diabetes
- Epidemiology of Type 2 Diabetes
- Preventing Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load: Effects on Glucose, Insulin and Lipid Regulation
- Glycemia: Health Implications
- Glycemic Health, Type 2 Diabetes and Functional Foods
Part Two: Nutraceuticals and Type 2 Diabetes
- Dietary Fiber and Associated Phytochemicals in Prevention and Reversal of Diabetes
- Cinnamon, Glucose and Insulin Sensitivity
- Soybean and Soy Component Effects on Obesity and Diabetes
- Minerals and Insulin Health
- Targeting Oxidant Stress as a Strategy for Preventing Vascular Complications of Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome
- Ginseng in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Review of the Evidence in Humans
- Traditional Chinese Medicine in the Management and Treatment of the Symptoms of Diabetes
- Fenugreek and Traditional Antidiabetic Herbs of Indian Origin
- Nopal (Opuntia spp.) and Other Traditional Mexican Plants
- Natural Resistant Starch in Glycemic Management: From
Physiological Mechanisms to Consumer Communications
- Proteins, Protein Hydrolysates or Bioactive Peptides in the Management of Type 2 Diabetes
- Future Trends and Directions
Index
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