Abstract
The recent phytopharmacological studies of nutritional immunology are part of a rapidly developing field. People’s tendency to consume non-nutritive foods that reduce their fighting capacity against many diseases is a characteristic of the modern age. Diseases such as obesity, acute pancreatitis, osteoporosis, cardiovascular diseases (CVD), kidney dysfunction, cancer, diabetes, hepatitis, autoimmune disorders, allergies, and dental problems are directly related to nutraceutical and functional foods mediated immune health. In the current scenario, people worldwide are facing similar problems related to ageing and consumption of a high-energy and unbalanced diet. The nutritional components are very important and affect the intestinal micro flora and certain probiotic bacteria directly or indirectly, which play an important role in the modulation of the immune system. The present chapter describes the role of nutraceuticals/functional foods/food supplements in mitigating health problems, especially in the immune inflammatory diseases and gastrointestinal (GI) tract-related diseases.
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Das, S., Das, M.K., Kesharwani, R.K. (2022). Recent Advances of Nutraceutical and Functional Foods in Immune Health. In: Kesharwani, R.K., Keservani, R.K., Sharma, A.K. (eds) Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods in Immunomodulators. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-2507-8_13
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