Mom's conventional wisdom of eating fruits and vegetables to lead a healthy life has evolved
with scientific, fact-finding research during the past four decades due to advances in science …

“Bioactive compounds” are extranutritional constituents that typically occur in small
quantities in foods. They are being intensively studied to evaluate their effects on health. The …

There is strong scientific evidence suggesting that regular consumption of fruits and
vegetables is negatively associated with risk of developing chronic diseases. The 2010 …

This chapter highlights the potential health benefits of fruit and vegetable consumption on
several diseases, as well as the nutritional and health importance of some fruits and …

Fruit and vegetables are essential components of a healthy diet. The World Health
Organization (WHO) recommends an intake of five to eight portions (400–600 g) daily of …

While everyone knows fruits and vegetables are beneficial to good health, it's increasingly
seen as important to know which ones can be effective in treating specific illnesses. For …

Nuts and dried fruits have been part of the human diet since prehistoric times. They are
nutrient-rich foods and constitute an excellent means to deliver health-promoting bioactive …

The aim of this special issue on “Bioactive Compounds of Food: Their Role in the Prevention
and Treatment of Diseases” is to provide a representation of the new trends of bioactive …

Now in two volumes and containing more than seventy chapters, the second edition of Fruit
and Vegetable Phytochemicals: Chemistry, Nutritional Value and Stability has been greatly …

The word 'biodiversity'is on nearly everyone's lips these days, but 'chemodiversity'is just as
much a characteristic of life on Earth as biodiversity. Living organisms produce several …