Main description:

Genomics and related areas of research have contributed greatly to the understanding of the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying diet-disease relationships. In the past decade, the evidence has become stronger for a direct link between genome/epigenome damage and increased risk for adverse health outcomes. It is now exceedingly clear that micronutrients are critical as cofactors for many cellular functions, including DNA repair enzymes, methylation of CpG sequences, DNA oxidation, and/or uracil incorporation into DNA. Nutrigenomics and Nutraceuticals: Clinical Relevance and Disease Prevention brings new perspectives on disease prevention strategy based on the genomic knowledge and nutraceuticals of an individual and the diet he or she receives. This book discusses the integration and application of genetic and genomics technology into nutrition research and paves the way for the development of nutrition research programs that are aimed at the prevention and control of chronic disease through genomics-based nutritional interventions. In this book, the editors bring together a wide spectrum of nutritional scientists worldwide to contribute to the growing knowledge in the field of nutrigenomics and nutraceuticals.

Contents:

Chapter

Application of Nutrigenomics for disease prevention
and better healthcare

Omics driven new technologies in food and nutrition

Nutrigenomics: the cutting edge and Asian perspectives

Novel approaches in food functions based on Nutrigenomics
Research

Recent Trends in -Omics based methods and techniques for Lung
Diseases prevention

Proteomics as a comprehensive molecular mean to understand
Dietary health effects

Application of Nutritional Metabolomics for Better Health and
Healthcare

Facts and controversies based on diet, genomics and cancer

Chronic Degenerative Diseases in Adults and their
Correlation with Childhood Feeding and Genomic Composition

Systems biology and Optimal health

Nutrigenovitamins

The Role of Pro-Inflammatory Factors and Metabolic Stress
in Disease

The influence of dietary components on gene expression

Nutrigenomics aspects of trace elements

Prenatal nutrition exposure leading to adult obesity, diabetes
and hypertension

Microbiome, diet and health

Genetic susceptibility to common diseases and diet intake

Nutrition and healthy aging

The role of nutritional factors in pathogenesis of diseases

Gene based dietary advice and eating behavior

Dietary fats and cancer