by Mª Ángeles Menéndez Patterson · Ediciones Trea, S.L. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788497047296
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«Los alimentos funcionales» is the nutrition essay by M.ª Ángeles Menéndez Patterson, published by Ediciones Trea in paperback (112 pages, in Spanish).
The book explains what functional or «designer» foods are: products with physiological or psychological effects beyond nutritional value. It covers natural, modified or mixed varieties, their influence on metabolism, oxidative stress or cognitive functions, and their role in health and reducing the risk of disease.
The subtitle is «Nuevos alimentos para un nuevo estilo de vida»; it is part of the collection «La Comida de la Vida». Published in 2013.
For readers interested in nutrition, health and wellbeing, and for those wishing to understand the role of diet in disease prevention.
