This book, volume 8 in the series Oxidative Stress and Disease, presents the most recent research on the chemical, biological, and clinical aspects of antioxidant molecules. It explores the metabolism, efficacy, and current therapeutic applications of vitamins, carotenoids, polyphenols, flavonoids, lipoic acid, glutathione, and melatonin. It contains new and expanded material on antioxidants in beverages and herbal products. It will be of value to nutritionists and dieticians, cell biologists and biochemists, cardiologists, oncologists, dermatologists, and medical students in these disciplines.
Offering over 4200 references, this book covers antioxidants in beverages and herbal products, nitric oxide and selenium. Including contributions from over 90 international experts, the book highlights research on food-derived antioxidants and biomarkers; vitamins E and C; coenzyme Q; carotenoids, flavoroids and other polyphenols; antioxidants in beverages and herbal products; the thiol antioxidants glutathione and lipoic acid; melatonin; selenium; and nitric oxide. The book helps readers understand the numerous conflicting health claims and the overabundance of epidemiological and clinical studies on nutrachemicals.
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