This book provides a comprehensive overview of functional foods, dietary supplements, and nutraceuticals, focusing on their role in maintaining health and preventing a range of diseases. It discusses the latest scientific findings on their efficacy, mechanisms of action, and potential benefits in various aspects of public health, including maternal and child nutrition, aging, and community-level nutrition education.
The chapters offer insights into the bioactive components of these substances, their therapeutic effects, and how processing, storage, and environmental factors can influence their potency. Special attention is given to topics such as food adulteration, regulatory frameworks, good manufacturing practices (GMP), and pharmacopoeial standards for supplements and nutraceuticals. In addition, the book highlights emerging research areas, such as the benefits of isothiocyanates from plants, the role of vitamin B complex in supporting healthy pregnancy, and the use of functional foods in managing liver disorders and chronic diseases. Each chapter is supported by current data and provides an in-depth look at the molecular and clinical implications of these nutritional interventions. Further, pictorial descriptions in the form of tables, figures, flowcharts, etc. provide a vivid clarification of the concerned areas.
Intended for students, academics, researchers, dietitians, and health professionals, this volume serves as a valuable resource for understanding the evolving landscape of functional nutrition and its applications in modern healthcare.
Prof. (Dr.) Biswajit Mukherjee, Ph.D., W.B.C.S., F.I. C., F.I.C.S., is Professor and former Head of the Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, and a former faculty of the University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panjab University, Chandigarh. He was a DAAD (German Academic Exchange Services) Fellow and Guest Scientist, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg. He was a visiting fellow of the School of Pharmacy, University of London, and an Indo-Hungarian Education Exchange Fellow of the National Research Institute for Radiobiology & Radiohygiene, Budapest. He received an ASEM-DUO fellowship funded by the Belgian "Académie de Recherche et D'Enseignement Supérieur" (ARES) and worked at the University of Mons. He has been working on cancer biology and chemoprevention with trace elements, nutraceuticals, antisense therapeutics, nanomedicine, and targeted drug delivery with Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic approaches. He is the former coordinator, QIP (Quality Improvement Program, All India Council of Technical Education, Govt. of India), Nodal Cell (Pharmacy). He is also the Coordinator, Center for Advanced Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jadavpur University. He is the recipient of the University Grants Commission (UGC) (Government of India) research award 2009. He received the prestigious CJ Shishoo research award in 2016 from the Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India. He authored and edited some books and published several research work in various reputed international journals.
