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Nutraceuticals, Glycemic Health and Type 2 Diabetes, Hardcover by Pasupuleti,.... Nutraceuticals, Glycemic Health and Type 2 Diabetes, Hardcover by Pasupuleti, Vijai K. (EDT); Anderson, James W. (EDT), ISBN 081382933X, ISBN-13 9780813829333, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US With due respect to what are considered in US to be alternative treatments, these 18 important papers describe the glycemic concept, neutraceuticals and functional foods for prevention and management of Type 2 diabetes, research on new nutraceuticals that may assist in management, and commercial applications. Specific topics include epidemiology, prevention, glycemic indices and glycemic load, health implications of glycemia, dietary fiber and associated phytochemicals in prevention and reversal of diabetes, and treatment of oxidant stress in vascular complications. Treatment agents considered include cinnamon, soybeans and soy components, ginseng, traditional Chinese medicine, fenugreek, nopal (a traditional Mexican treatment), natural resistant starch, and proteins, protein hydrolysates and peptides. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()