Nutrients and Nutraceuticals for Active & Healthy Ageing

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This book focuses on the nutrients and nutraceuticals that promote active and healthy ageing – recently defined by the WHO as the process of development and maintenance of functional capacity that allows well-being at an advanced stage of life. There has been a rapid rise in the use of nutritional interventions as well as specific nutraceuticals in the management of multifactorial aspects of clinical health outcomes. Written by leading experts this book comprehensively discusses the various ageing phenotypes and age-related diseases. It also assesses the nutritional status of the elderly and the various epidemiological factors that influence it. It reviews the role of dietary fiber in disease-free and fully functional ageing. Further, the book explores the benefits of polyphenols, which are secondary plant metabolites, in protecting against cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and various neurodegenerative diseases.

About the author

Seyed Mohammad Nabavi is a Biotechnologist and Senior Scientist at the Applied Biotechnology Research Centre, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. His research interests chiefly focus on natural products. He has authored/co-authored over 250 publications in ISI-indexed international journals, and more than 10 books.

Grazia D’Onofrio is a Clinical Psychology Service, Health Department, Fondazione IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy. In 2009, she was awarded the title of Expert in Integrated Psychodynamic Psychotherapy. Her research interests include various aspects of dementia, psychological and behavioral symptoms, and multidimensional impairment. She has authored numerous book chapters and scientific articles published in respected international journals. Currently, she is an Editorial Board member for several international journals and is engaged in various international projects, including European and Japanese-European projects (Horizon 2020) on the development of technological systems to promote healthy and active aging.

Seyed Fazel Nabavi is a Biotechnologist and Senior Scientist at the Applied Biotechnology Research Centre, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. His research interests chiefly focus on natural products. He has authored/co-authored over 200 publications in ISI-indexed international journals, and more than 5 books.

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