Nutraceuticals in Cardiac Health Management

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) constitute the major cause of death worldwide, claiming nearly 18 million lives each year. Multiple foods and nutraceuticals have been proven to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. This new book offers an informative update on the most recent scientific evidence addressing the use of nutraceuticals in the prevention and management of heart disease. It summarizes the functional foods that are involved in preventing the risk of CVDs, the mechanisms of the bioactive components that lower the risk of chronic illnesses, as well as the dietary patterns that are involved in the prevention of CVDs. It also covers specific nutraceuticals, including probiotics, dietary fibers, garlic, green tea, vitamins, tomatoes and other lycopene-rich fruits and vegetables, dietary supplements, bee products, and more. In addition, it focuses on detailing the endothelial effects of marine- and plant-derived omega-3 fatty acids and marine-derived natural flavonoids in hypertension and CVDs.

Raj K. Keservani, PhD, MPharm, is Associate Professor in the Faculty of B. Pharmacy at CSM Group of Institutions, Prayagraj, India. He has more than 12 years of academic (teaching) experience from various institutes of India in pharmaceutical education. He has supervised more than 25 UG students for their research work, has published 31 peer-reviewed papers in the field of pharmaceutical sciences in national and international journals, one patent, 50 book chapters, three co-authored books, and 40 edited books. He is also active as a reviewer for several international scientific journals. Dr. Keservani graduated with a pharmacy degree from the Department of Pharmacy, Kumaun University, Nainital (Uttarakhand), India. He received his Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) (specialization in pharmaceutics) from the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal, India. He received his PhD degree from IKG Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar, Punjab, India. Dr. Keservani is a life member of Society of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (SPER). His research interests include nutraceutical and functional foods, novel drug delivery systems (NDDS), transdermal drug delivery/drug delivery, health science, cancer biology, and neurobiology.

Rajesh K. Kesharwani, PhD, MTech, is working as Associate Professor, Department of Computer Application, Nehru Gram Bharati (Deemed to be University), Prayagraj, India. He has more than 11 years of research and nine years of teaching experience at various institutes of India, imparting bioinformatics and biotechnology education. He has received several awards, including the NASI-Swarna Jayanti Puruskar by The National Academy of Sciences of India. He has supervised one PhD and more than 20 undergraduate and graduate students for their research work. Dr. Kesharwani has authored over 49 peer-reviewed articles, 20 book chapters, and 14 edited books with international publishers. He has been a member of many scientific communities as well as a reviewer for many international journals. He has presented many papers at various national and international conferences. He has been a recipient of a Ministry of Human Resource Development (India) Fellowship and a Senior Research Fellowship from the Indian Council of Medical Research, India. His research fields of interest are medical informatics, protein structure and function prediction, computer-aided drug designing, structural biology, drug delivery, cancer biology, nanobiotechnology, and biomedical sciences. Dr. Kesharwani received his PhD from the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad, and worked at NIT Warangal for two semesters.

Praveen Kumar Jain, PhD, MPharm, is Principal and Professor at Malhotra College of Pharmacy, Airport Bypass Road, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. Dr. Jain has more than 15 years of teaching experience. He has published papers in national and international journals, presented papers at national and international seminars and conferences, and attended many workshops. Dr. Jain completed his graduation from Institute of Pharmacy, Jiwaji University, M. P., India, in 2002 and earned a Master of Pharmacy from RGTU, Bhopal, India in 2007. His doctoral degree is from Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jaipur, India, in 2019. His research interest includes nutraceuticals and novel drug delivery system.

Bhushan R. Rane, PhD, MPharm, is presently Professor and Head of the Department of Pharmaceutics, Shri D. D. Vispute College of Pharmacy and Research Center, New Panvel, Navi Mumbai, India, which is affiliated with Mumbai University, Maharashtra, India. He has over 14 years of teaching experience at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and to date, he has guided more than 50 MPharm students. He has published more than 75 peer-reviewed research and review articles in national and international journals as well as co-authored eight books and more than 15 book chapters. He is a reviewer for several scientific and international journals. He has received grants from various apex bodies for research, such as the All India Council for Technical Education, for his work. He is a lifetime member of several organizations. His research interests are focused on planning, improvement, and portrayal of vesicular, microparticulate, nanoparticulate systems, and advancement of different solid dosage forms for oral conveyance.

Nayan A. Gujarathi, PhD, MPharm, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutics at Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal’s Institute of Pharmacy, Dhule, India. He has 13 years of academic experience in pharmaceutical science. He has published over 30 peer-reviewed papers in the field of pharmaceutical sciences in national and international journals as well as several book chapters. He has presented his research work at an international conference organized by the Controlled Release Society and delivered several expert talks on outcome-based education for the accreditation process. His research interest encompasses novel drug delivery systems, polymer science, nanotechnology, and nutraceuticals.