Seaweed in Health and Disease Prevention
eBook - ePub

Seaweed in Health and Disease Prevention

  1. 584 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
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eBook - ePub

Seaweed in Health and Disease Prevention

About this book

Seaweed in Health and Disease Prevention, Second Edition updates knowledge on the therapeutic and functional activities related to algae and their compounds. The book includes a new chapter on the use of seaweed and seaweed products in the current war against viral-based exposures, a result of the massive research effort stemming from the global Covid Pandemic, along with the improvement of the nutritional value of algae via enzymatic or fermentation treatments. These treatments are at the origin of the production of oligosaccharides, presenting interesting biological activities for the human microbiota.Chapter updates on seaweed's biochemical characteristics such as proteins, lipids, and polysaccharides are also addressed. - Provides a fully revised and updated resource on seaweed, the reduction of greenhouse gases, and its uses as an important and new investigative therapeutic relative to the recent Pandemic - Renews the discussion on seaweed and health, including its effects on gut microbiota - Discusses improvements in the nutritional value of algae via enzymatic or fermentation treatments and other advances - Includes the latest information on toxic varieties and safe consumption guidelines for diet, nutrition, and health

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Publisher
Academic Press
Year
2026
Edition
2
eBook ISBN
9780443298288
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Nutrition, Dietics & Bariatrics

Table of contents

  1. Title of Book
  2. Cover image
  3. Title page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Copyright
  6. Dedication
  7. List of contributors
  8. About the editors
  9. Acknowledgment
  10. Chapter 1 Seaweed introduction
  11. Chapter 2 Society and seaweed: understanding the past and present
  12. Chapter 3 Seaweed biology
  13. Chapter 4 Macroalgal systematics
  14. Chapter 5 Seaweeds as food
  15. Chapter 6 Seaweed and alcohol: biofuel or booze?
  16. Chapter 7 Lipids, fatty acids, glycolipids, and phospholipids
  17. Chapter 8 Carbohydrates from seaweeds
  18. Chapter 9 Proteins and pigments
  19. Chapter 10 Seaweeds in human health
  20. Chapter 11 Medicinal properties: antibiotic, tonic, and antiparasitic properties
  21. Chapter 12 Antiallergic properties
  22. Chapter 13 Toxic and harmful seaweeds
  23. Chapter 14 Seaweed application in cosmetics
  24. Chapter 15 Recent advances in the health-promoting activities of rhamnan sulfate, a polysaccharide from the green seaweed Monostroma nitidum
  25. Author Index
  26. Subject Index

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