With 300 new defined terms joining the more than 470 items, the Dictionary of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods, Second Edition provides a convenient single source reference that defines the most commonly used terms in the field of nutraceuticals and functional foods. The book provides clearly written, concise, science-based information on over 750 nutraceutical and functional food products and compounds, including its role in the promotion of health or the prevention of disease, as well as peer-reviewed literature references.

Michael Eskin, Ph.D., is currently serving as Associate Dean and Professor at the Department of Human Nutritional Sciences at the University of Manitoba, in Winnipeg, Canada.

Snait Tamir, Ph.D., is a professor of biochemistry and nutrition sciences and currently serves as head of the Department of Nutrition Sciences at Tel Hai Academic College, Upper Galilee, Israel.