FOOD20003 Study Guide - Final Guide: Rheumatoid Arthritis, Estrogen, Iron Overload

• School: University of Melbourne
• Department: Food Science
• Course: FOOD20003
• Professor: ken Ng

Document Summary

What are functional foods and supplements? functional foods: foods that provide health benefits beyond those of nutrients not from food: examples: phytochemicals like phenolic and polyphenolic acids, gives food taste, aroma, colour and other characteristics. Supplements: dietary supplements adding more nutrients to your diet or supplements proportion of a drug or substance that enters the. Diseases: atherosclerosis: oxidation of ldl, myocardial infarction, thrombotic stroke, hypertension, alzheimer"s, parkinsons, chronic inflammation, oxidative damage to neurons, rheumatoid arthritis, metalions, hemochromatosis. Antioxidants like vit e, vit c and polyphenols shown to protect damaging effect of free radicals. Phytoestrogens mimic oestrogen: in soybeans, legumes, flaxseeds, links between intake and decrease incident of breast cancer (slow growth of breast cancer by competing against oestrogen binding) Defends against cvd: vit e protects against ldl oxidation, vit c reactivates vit e, raises hdl, lowers total cholesterol, phytoesterols mimic cholesterol lower availability of cholesterol from foods by inhibiting cholesterol absorption through competition.