Download or read book Functional Foods for Chronic Diseases, Volume 4 written by Danik M. Martirosyan and published by D&A Inc.. This book was released on 2009-06-25 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reviews functional foods for the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases from multidisciplinary perspective. The report stresses the urgency of modern society to deal with chronic diseases and the need for the creation of functional foods on the basis of natural plant-derived resources. This book represents collections of selected reviews on modern approaches in the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases such as cardiovascular, cancer, diabetes, obesity and AIDS by using the newest achievements in herbal remedies, food additives and non-traditional plants.