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Cover Picture: Mol. Nutr. Food Res. S1'2011
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
molecular nutrition and food research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.495
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1613-4133
pISSN - 1613-4125
DOI - 10.1002/mnfr.201190017
Subject(s) - polyphenol , human health , food science , medicine , human nutrition , food group , traditional medicine , environmental health , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , chemistry , biochemistry , antioxidant
In the plant kingdom, the biggest groups of phytochemicals are the phenolic compounds and especially the group of polyphenols. They are recognized as bioactive compounds in plant food such as fruits, vegetables, whole grains and herbal plants. Within the last 20 years these compounds have received tremendous attention by researchers worldwide and are considered to play an important role in the prevention of degenerative or chronic diseases, such as diabetes type II, cancer and others. In this special issue of Molecular Nutrition & Food Research, effects on human health, functionalities, and occurrence of phenolic compounds are addressed and a wide range of research results is presented.