This book offers a collection of expert reviews on the use of plant-based antioxidant therapies in disease prevention and treatment. Topics discussed include the uses of plant and nutritional antioxidants in the contexts of reproductive health and prenatal development, healthcare and aging, noncommunicable chronic diseases, and environmental pollution. The text is complemented by a wealth of color figures and summary tables.

Preliminary Table of Contents Topic 1. Plant-based medicine in health care

Chapter 1.1. An overview of plant derived antioxidants
Chapter 1.2. Health benefits of fruits and vegetables
Chapter 1.3. Antioxidant potential of African medicinal plants
Chapter 1.4. Antioxidant potential of South America medicinal plants
Chapter 1.5. Plants of Indian traditional medicine with antioxidant activity
Chapter 1.6. Nutritional antioxidants and their sites of action
Topic 2. Nutritional antioxidants in reproductive health and development
Chapter 2.1. Antioxidant therapy in reproductive health
Chapter 2.2. Antioxidant therapy in assisted reproductive technologies
Chapter 2.3. Antioxidant therapy in prenatal developmental disorders
Chapter 2.4. Antioxidant therapies: a potential role in perinatal medicine
Topic 3. Nutritional antioxidants in health maintenance
Chapter 3.1. Significance of dietary antioxidants for health
Chapter 3.2. Functional antioxidant foods and nutraceuticals
Chapter 3.3. Antioxidants and polyunsaturated fatty acids in health maintenance
Chapter 3.4. Impact of dietary antioxidants on sport performance
Topic 4. Nutritional antioxidants in health and disease
Chapter 4.1. Antioxidants in the prevention and treatment of diseases
Chapter 4.2. Antioxidant therapy in endocrine disorders
Chapter 4.3. Antioxidants in the prevention and treatment of obesity
Chapter 4.4. Antioxidant nutritional strategies for successful aging Topic 5. Nutritional antioxidant intervention against environmental pollution
Chapter 5.1. Antioxidant therapy against environmentally induced oxidative stress
Chapter 5.2. Antioxidant therapy against environmental pollutants and associated diseases
Chapter 5.3. Protective role of dietary antioxidants against chemical-induced oxidative stress
Chapter 5.4. Preventive and therapeutic roles of dietary antioxidants against air pollutant exposure.