Main description:

This book, The Metabolic Syndrome: Dietary Supplements and Food Ingredients, discusses the physiological factors that contribute to metabolic syndrome within the human body and spotlights the beneficial effects on the body of nutraceuticals and functional ingredients, botanicals and natural dietary supplements, structurally numerous antioxidants, B-vitamins, and diverse amino acids and vital nutrients.

The book considers the need to preserve a balance between energy delivery and strength expenditure that is essential for maintaining an appropriate Body Mass Index (BMI), which can contribute to less obesity and fewer metabolic disorders like diabetes type II, cardiovascular illnesses, etc. The authors present recent research that prove that proper vitamins, including antioxidants, nutrients, micronutrients, and selected amino acids can enhance the body's metabolism, and defend it from inflammatory onslaughts.

The chapters cover the bioactive compounds in metabolic syndrome, natural antioxidants of pharmaceutical importance, preventive measures of type 2 diabetes via nutrition, gut microbiome, and more. Some chapters in the book include information on the pros and cons of caffeine. One chapter highlights the damaging interactions of nutraceuticals and functional foods with generally used prescriptions medicines.

Contents:

1. An Overview of Metabolic Syndrome 2. Role of Microbes as Natural Antioxidants of Pharmaceutical Importance 3. Role of Bioactive Compounds in Metabolic Syndrome 4. Preventive Measures of Type 2 Diabetes via Nutrition 5. Potentials of Trace Elements and Vitamins in Management of Oxidative Stress Linked Diabetes 6. Gut Microbiome and Metabolic Syndrome 7. Role of Dietary in Prevention and Management of Obesity 8. Effect of Phenolic Compound in Plants for the Treatment of Type II Diabetes 9. Role of Vitamins in Metabolic Syndrome 10. Pathophysiology and Application of Herbs in Metabolic Syndrome 11. Metabolic Syndrome: A Concerning Area for Future Research 12. Beneficial Effect of Dietary Supplements in Metabolic Induced Obesity 13. Nutraceuticals in the Prevention and Management of Type II Diabetes 14. Effect of Medicinal Plants in Metabolic Syndrome 15. Role of Plant-Based Bioactive Nutritional or Dietary Supplements in Metabolic Syndrome of Women and Children During Covid-19