The Metabolic Syndrome (Hardcover)

This new book discusses the physiological factors that contribute to metabolic syndrome within the human body and spotlights the beneficial effects on the body of nutraceuticals and functional ingredients, botanicals and natural dietary supplements, structurally numerous antioxidants, B-vitamins, and diverse amino acids and vital nutrients. The book considers the need to preserve a balance between energy delivery and strength expenditure that is essential for maintaining an appropriate body mass index (BMI), which can contribute to less obesity and fewer metabolic disorders, such as diabetes type II, cardiovascular illnesses, etc. The authors present recent research that proves that proper vitamins―including antioxidants, nutrients, micronutrients, and selected amino acids―can enhance the body’s metabolism and defend it from inflammatory onslaughts.

Raj K. Keservani, MPharm, is on the Faculty of B. Pharmacy at the CSM Group of Institutions, Allahabad, India. He has published many papers in national and international journals as well as books and book chapters. His research interests include nutraceutical and functional foods, novel drug delivery systems, transdermal drug delivery, health science, cancer biology, and neurobiology.

Durgavati Yadav, PhD, has more than 10 years of research experience at various institutes of India. Currently, she is working at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India, as a scientist. She has worked and published extensively on phytomedicine and diabetes. Her current research interests are prostate cancer and liquid biopsies in cancer prognosis and diagnosis.

Rajesh K. Kesharwani, PhD, MTech, has over 10 years of research and eight years of teaching experience. He has authored articles and book chapters and has edited books and presented papers at conferences. His research interests are in medical informatics, protein structure and function prediction, computer-aided drug designing, structural biology, drug delivery, cancer biology, nanobiotechnology, and biomedical sciences.

Sippy Singh, DPhil, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Zoology, S.S. Khanna Girls’ Degree College, Prayagraj (University of Allahabad), India. She was Project Co-coordinator of the Societal Research Fellowship Scheme of the Department of Science and Technology, GoI at NASI, Prayagraj, India. Dr. Singh has edited one book and has published book chapters and popular articles in international and national journals.

Kumar Sandeep, PhD, is a scientist at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. He was formerly a research scientist at the Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi. He was awarded a CSIR fellowship and a fellowship to attend the Summer Curriculum in Cancer Prevention held at the National Cancer Institute, USA. His current research interests are prostate cancer and cancer awareness programs.