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From bark, valuable chemicals, such as betulinol, can be obtained [5]. Betulinol is used as a health-promoting agent. Recently Holmbom et al. [27, 28] discovered that hydroxymatairesinol (HMR) is concentrated in the stems and knots of Norway spruce Picea abies). It can be extracted and transformed catalytically to matairesinol (MAT), which is an antioxidant and anticarcinogenic agent [29-31]. 

Thus, to explore the mechanisms of action of phytochemicals and their role in health promotion, an understanding of the factors that constrain their release from the foods in which they are contained, their extent of absorption and their fate in genetically diverse individuals is crucial. 

As modifiers of the intestinal microflora by favouring the growth of health promoting bacteria (Weisburger, 1999). 

DUFRESNE c J and FARNWORTH E R (2001) A review of last research findings on the health promotion properties of tea , JNutr Biochem, 12, 404-21. 

Although rice bran is still a wasted product all over the world, recent scientific studies have recognized its potential health benefits. This is a unique, nutrient-dense natural product which offers health benefits for a series of ailments. It is a food pharmacy worth considering not only for general health maintenance but also as a dietary supplement for serious health conditions. With the advent of unique stabilization technology rice bran, an under-utilized waste product, has now been made available as a highly nutritious, health-promoting food for humans. 

Takyi, E.E.K., Bioavailability of Carotenoids from Vegetables versus Supplements in Vegetables, Fruits andHerbs in Health Promotion, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2001. 

In the Unites States, the daily intake of 3-carotene is around 2 mg/day Several epidemiological studies have reported that consumption of carotenoid-rich foods is associated with reduced risks of certain chronic diseases such as cancers, cardiovascular disease, and age-related macular degeneration. These preventive effects of carotenoids may be related to their major function as vitamin A precursors and/or their actions as antioxidants, modulators of the immune response, and inducers of gap-junction communications. Not all carotenoids exert similar protective effects against specific diseases. By reason of the potential use of carotenoids as natural food colorants and/or for their health-promoting effects, research has focused on better understanding how they are absorbed by and metabolized in the human body. 

Despite their potential health-promoting effects as dietary antioxidants, the fate of betalains in humans has been poorly studied. Betalain bioavailability was first demonstrated in humans by the appearance of betacyanins in urines after ingestion of beetroot extract" and red beet juice," indicating that these compounds are indeed absorbed. Although intact betacyanins (betanin and isobetaiun) appeared rapidly in human urine with a maximum excretion rate observed within 2.5 to 8 hr," betacy-anin recoveries in human urine were usually low (< 1% of the dose) over 24 hr postdose, suggesting that either the bioavailabifity of betacyaiuns from red beetroot is low or that renal clearance is a minor excretion route for these compounds. 

Enfissi, E.M.A. et al., Metabohc engineering of the mevalonate and non-mevalonate isopentenyl diphosphate-forming pathways for the production of health-promoting isoprenoids in tomato. Plant Biotechnol. J. 3, 17, 2005. 

Determine whether the patient has received educational intervention about IBS, health promotion, and symptom prevention measures. 

Industrial Chemical Prioritization and Determination of Critical Hazards of Concern. Technical Annex and Supporting Documents for International Task Force (IIF)40, Industrial Chemical Hazards Medical and Operational Concerns. UASCHPPM Report 47-EM-6154-03. US Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, 2003. 

Drinking water and various submixtures National Institute of of the full seven-chemical mixture as a Environmental Health promoter in the carcinogenic process Sciences (arsenic, benzene, chloroform, chromium, lead, trichloroethylene, and phenol) (rats)... 

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Halliwell B, Rafter J and Jenner A (2005), Health promotion by flavonoids, tocopherols, tocotrienols, and other phenols direct or indirect effects Antioxidant or not , Am J Clin Nutr, 81 (Suppl), 268S-276S. 

Kopke U (2004), Organic foods Do they have a role in Elmadfa I, Diet Diversification and Health Promotion, Forum Nutr. Basel, Karger 2005, 57, 62-72. 

Middleton E Jr. and Kandaswami C. 1994. Potential health-promoting properties of citrus flavonoids. Food Technol November 1994 115-119. 

These structurally diverse compounds exhibit a range of biological activities in vitro that may explain their potential health-promoting properties, including antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects and the induction of apoptosis (Hooper and others 2008). Most of the recent interest in flavonoids as health-promoting compounds is related to their powerful antioxidant properties. The criteria to establish the antioxidant capacity of these compounds is based on several structural characteristics that include (a) the presence of o-dihydroxyl substituents in the B-ring (b) a double bond between positions 2 and 3 and (c) hydroxyl groups in positions 3 and 5. 

Lower doses (at or below 200 Gy) of irradiation coupled with 35 days of storage at 10°C were not harmful in the retention of lycopene and other health-promoting compounds in early-season grapefruit, but higher doses (400 and 700 Gy) and 35 days of storage had detrimental effects. However, no significant effect of radiation and storage was observed in late-season fruit (Patil and others 2004). 

Takyi EK. 2001. Bioavailability of carotenoids from vegetables versus supplements. In Watson RR, editor. Vegetables, Fruits, and Herbs in Health Promotion. Boca Raton, FL CRC Press, pp. 19-34. 

Moreau RA, Whitaker BD and Hicks KB. 2002. Phytosterols, phytostanols, and their conjugates in foods structural diversity, quantitative analysis, and health-promoting uses. Prog Lipid Res 41 457-500. 

Di Cagno R, Surico RF, Paradiso A, De Angelis M, Salmon JC, Buchin S, De Gara L and Gobbetti M. 2009. Effect of autochthonous lactic acid bacteria starters on health-promoting and sensory properties of tomato juices. Int JFood Microbiol 128(3) 473-483. 

Williams, K.E. Detailed Facts About Nerve Agent GA. Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD United States Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine, 1996. 

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