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Nutraceutical and Functional Foods in Disease Prevention

Nutraceutical and Functional Foods in Disease Prevention
Author(s)/Editor(s): Raj K. Keservani (Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj Group of Institutions, India), Anil K. Sharma (GD Goenka University, India)and Rajesh K. Kesharwani (Nims University Rajasthan, India)
Copyright: ©2019
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-3267-5
ISBN13: 9781522532675
ISBN10: 1522532676
EISBN13: 9781522532682

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Current research on health, nutrition, and preventative care will always be in demand. As the battles against ailments such as diabetes and heart disease continue, medical professionals are seeking to create a healthier society through nutrition and dietary-based tactics.

Nutraceutical and Functional Foods in Disease Prevention is a comprehensive publication providing current research on the dynamic fields of pharmaceutical and biomedical science in relation to nutrition. This book examines the interactions and associations between nutritive value and its therapeutic applications in human health. Touching on topics such as the impact of probiotics in human health and disease treatment, recent trends in functional foods for obesity management, and the clinical role of antioxidants in the treatment of diseases, this title proves a valuable resource for academicians, healthcare practitioners, medical researchers, and higher education students preparing for careers as health professionals.



Author's/Editor's Biography

Raj Keservani (Ed.)
Raj K. Keservani, M.Pharm, working as Associate Professor, Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj Group of Institutions, Allahabad Uttar Pradesh, India. He has more than 10 years of academic (teaching) experience from various institutes of India in pharmaceutical education. He has published 35 peer-reviewed papers in the field of pharmaceutical sciences in national and international journals, sixteen book chapters, and nine books as co-author. He is also active as a reviewer for several international scientific journals. His research interests include Nutraceutical and Functional Foods, Novel Drug Delivery Systems (NDDS), Transdermal Drug Delivery/ Drug Delivery, Health Science/Life Science, and Biology/Cancer Biology/Neurobiology. Mr. Keservani graduated with a pharmacy degree from the Department of Pharmacy at Kumaun University, Nainital (UA), India. He received a Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) degree from the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya (Technical University) Bhopal, India, with a specialization in pharmaceutics.

Anil Sharma (Ed.)
Anil K. Sharma has more than 6 years of academic experience in Pharmaceutical sciences. He did his graduation (B. Pharmacy) from University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India in 2005. Afterwards he qualified GATE in same year conducted by IIT Mumbai. He received Master of Pharmacy (M. Pharmacy) from School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal (M.P.), India in 2007 with specialization in Pharmaceutics. Further, he has published 25 peer reviewed papers in the field of Pharmaceutical Sciences in national and international reputed journals, 10 book chapters. His research interest encompasses Nutraceutical and Functional Foods, Novel Drug Delivery Systems (NDDS), Drug Delivery, Nanotechnology, Health Science/Life Science, Biology/Cancer Biology/Neurobiology. Currently he is working as lecture at Delhi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Research, University of Delhi, India.

Rajesh Kesharwani (Ed.)
Rajesh K. Kesharwani, M.Tech, PhD, has more than 8 years of teaching & research experience in various institutes of India, imparting bioinformatics and biotechnology education. He has received several awards, including the NASI-Swarna Jayanti Puruskar-2013 by The National Academy of Sciences of India. He has authored over 34 peer-reviewed articles, sixteen book chapters and six books as co-editor with publishers of repute. He has been a member of many scientific communities as well as a reviewer for many international journals. His research fields of interest are medical informatics, protein structure and function prediction, computer aided drug designing, structural biology, drug delivery, cancer biology and next generation sequence analysis. Dr. Kesharwani received a BSc in biology from Ewing Christian College, Allahabad, India, an autonomous college of University of Allahabad; his MSc (Biochemistry)from Awadesh Pratap Singh University, Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, India; and MTech-IT (Specialization in Bioinformatics) from the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad, India. He earned his Doctorate (Ph.D.) from the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad and received a Ministry of Human Resource Development, India, fellowship and Senior Research Fellowship from the Indian Council of Medical Research, India.

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