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Antioxidants as Functional Foods in Metabolic Syndrome

Antioxidants as Functional Foods in Metabolic Syndrome

Abishek B. Santhakumar, Indu Singh
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 14
ISBN13: 9781522570394|ISBN10: 152257039X|EISBN13: 9781522570400
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-7039-4.ch016
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Santhakumar, Abishek B., and Indu Singh. "Antioxidants as Functional Foods in Metabolic Syndrome." Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2019, pp. 374-387. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7039-4.ch016

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Santhakumar, A. B. & Singh, I. (2019). Antioxidants as Functional Foods in Metabolic Syndrome. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice (pp. 374-387). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7039-4.ch016

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Santhakumar, Abishek B., and Indu Singh. "Antioxidants as Functional Foods in Metabolic Syndrome." In Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 374-387. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7039-4.ch016

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Abstract

In the recent years, there has been a great deal of attention in investigating the disease preventive properties of functional foods. Particularly, impact of the antioxidant property of functional foods in reducing the risk or progression of chronic diseases has gained considerable interest amongst researchers and practitioners. Free radicals such as reactive oxygen species are generated in the body by exposure to a number of physiochemical or pathological mechanisms. It is imperative to preserve a balance between the levels of free radicals and antioxidants for routine physiological function, a disparity of which would accelerate oxidative stress. Increased oxidative stress and associated consequences in metabolic disorders such as obesity, cardiovascular diseases and diabetes has warranted the need for exogenous antioxidant concentrates derived from natural foods to alleviate the adverse effects. This chapter provides an overview on the efficacy of functional foods in reducing free radical-mediated damage in metabolic syndrome.

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