Bioactive Food as Dietary Interventions for Cardiovascular Disease Watson Preedy

Bioactive Food as Dietary Interventions for Cardiovascular DiseaseBioactive Foods in Chronic Disease States\nAuthor(s): Ronald Ross Watson, Victor R. Preedy\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc, United States\nImprint: Academic Press Inc\nISBN-13: 9780123964854, 978-0123964854\nSynopsis\nOne major example of the synergy of bioactive foods and extracts is their role as an antioxidant and the related remediation of cardiovascular disease. There is compelling evidence tosuggest that oxidative stress is implicated in the physiology of several major cardiovascular diseases including heart failure and increased free radical formation and reduced antioxidant defences. Studies indicate bioactive foods reduce the incidence of these conditions, suggestive of a potential cardioprotective role of antioxidant nutrients. \n\nBioactiveFood as Dietary Interventions for Cardiovascular Diseaseinvestigates the role of foods, herbs and novel extracts in moderating the patholo.