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SRB contains high-quality protein, oil, dietary fiber, polysaccharides, fat-soluble phytochemicals (plant derived bioactive compounds) and other bran nutrients. Rice bran and germ are the richest natural sources of B complex vitamins as well as E vitamins, polyphenols, several antioxidants and minerals. It is now available in the commercial food ingredient market as a safe and effective functional food and dietary supplement. 

Minguez-Mosquera, M.I., Gandul-Rojas, B., Gallardo-Guerrero, L., and Jaran-Galan, M., in Methods of Analysis for Functional Foods and Neutraceuticals, Hurst, W.J., CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2002, pp. 101-157. 

Zubillaga M., Weil R., Postaire E., Goldman C., Caro R. and Boccio J. (2001). Effect of probiotics and functional foods and their use in different diseases . Nutr Res, 21, 569-579. 

Finally, a particularly interesting ongoing challenge will be to understand the potential for do-it-yourself immune stimulation to have unintended consequences. There are now many herbal supplements, functional foods and other over-the-counter products that promise to boost the immune response and most are considered to be safe for use by the general public. Although there is limited published evidence of adverse immune system effects of these materials, some have been associated with autoimmunity [95,96], See chapter 11 for a detailed discussion of the beneficial and potential adverse effects of nutraceuticals and functional foods. 

Milner, J.A., Functional foods and health A US perspective, BrJNutr, 88 Suppl 2, S151,... 

Fitzpatrick, K.C., Regulatory issues related to functional foods and natural health products in Canada Possible implications for manufacturers of conjugated linoleic acid, Am J Clin Nutr, 79, 1217S, 2004. 

Novel therapeutic immunomodulatory drugs, nutraceuticals, functional foods, and technological advances... 

Thus in this volume, as a result of a careful juxtaposition of what might be called classical natural product-based drug discovery where pure single compounds or their close chemical relatives, are used as ethical pharmaceutical agents, with commentaries on the history and use of agents found in functional foods and alternative therapies , the reader will have a more nuanced understanding of the role that natural... 

Finally, it is clear that much more research needs to be performed to connect the disciplines of colloid science and nutrition, especially in the application areas of functional foods and delivery systems. The combination of information from both in vitro and in vivo studies is evidently required in order to be able to understand properly the complex physicochemical processes that can occur during the digestion of food colloids. Our ultimate objective must be to make use of this knowledge to produce effective strategies for the formulation of a healthier diet with optimized bioavailability of the most desirable ingredients. 

Phenolic compounds are important components of many fruits, vegetables, and beverages, to which they contribute to flavor, color, and sensory properties such as bitterness and astringency. Recent interest in functional foods and the medicinal use of phenolic compounds have also stimulated interest in their chromatographic separation. 

Hyphenation of Modern Extraction Techniques to LC-NMR for the Analysis of Geometrical Carotenoid Isomers in Functional Food and Biological Tissues... 

Continuing to introduce the highest-quality, groundbreaking research, Phytochemicals Aging and Health provides pragmatic information for food companies, supplement manufacturers, and researchers interested in developing functional foods and nutraceuticals for the aging population. 

Dr. Meskin has been involved with both the local and national Institutes of Food Technologists (IFT) for more than 25 years. He is a past chair of the Southern California IFT and remains involved in the group. Dr. Meskin has been an active food science communicator for the national IFT, was a member of the IFT/National Academy of Sciences Liaison Committee, and has served as a member of the IFT Expert Panel on Food Safety and Nutrition. He is also involved in several IFT divisions, including the Nutrition, Toxicology Safety Evaluation Biotechnology Nutraceuti-cal and Functional Foods and Religious Ethnic Foods divisions. 

Foodomics, Functional Foods, and Nutraceuticals There is a clear trend in medicine and biosciences toward prevention of future diseases through adequate food intakes and the development of new functional foods and nutraceuticals. Although there is no officially accepted definition of functional foods, the definition proposed by Diplock et al. (73) is commonly used in the European Union and considers that a food is functional when it beneficially affects one or more target functions in the body beyond adequate nutrition in a way that is relevant to an improved state of health and well-being and/or reduction of risk of disease. Functional foods may include both natural (unmodified) foods and foods in which a component has been added, removed, or modified (including the bioavailability) by... 

Foodomics can be an adequate strategy to investigate the complex issues related to prevention of future diseases and health promotion through the mentioned functional foods and nutraceuticals. It is now well known that health is heavily influenced by genetics. However, diet, lifestyle, and environment can have a crucial influence on the epigenome, gut microbiome and, by association, the transcriptome, proteome and, ultimately, the metabolome. When the combination of genetics and nutrition/Ufestyle/environment is not properly balanced, poor health is a result. 

Varma, V. Kaput, J. In Nutrigenomics and Nutrigenetics in Functional Foods and Personalized Nutrition Ferguson, L. R., Ed. CRC Press Boca Raton, 2014. 

Bauer, R. 2000. Chemistry, pharmacology, clinical applications of Echinacea products. In Herbs, Botanicals and Teas as Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals (G. Mazza and B.D. Oomah, eds), pp. 45—73. Technomic Publishing, Inc., Lancaster, PA. 

Commercial applications. Over the last decade, bovine LF has been commercialised in various applications, e.g., in milk-based infant formulas, health supplements, functional foods and drinks, cosmetics, oral care products, chewing gums and feed supplements (Steijns, 2001). Such products are targeted at optimal iron delivery, mimicking human breast milk or boosting natural defense systems against infections. Also, LF could be exploited as a natural antioxidant due to its strong ability to bind iron, which is an important catalyst for free radical formation inside the cells. 

CLA isomers in milk fat and how they relate to both animal agriculture and human health are rapidly expanding fields. Milk and dairy products offer exciting opportunities in the area of functional foods, and the functional properties of YA and RA in milk further serve to illustrate the value of dairy products in the human diet. 

Hung, Y. S. 2007. Lipids as functional foods. In Hou, C. T. and Shaw, J. F. (Eds.), Biocatalysis and Biotechnology for Functional Foods and Industrial Products, (pp. 11-21). Boca Raton, FL CRC Press,Taylor Francis Group. 

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