Preface

The terms "nutrition" and "pharmaceutical" were combined to form the phrase "nutraceutical," which was coined by Dr. Stephen De Felice in 1989. These are foods, or portions of foods, that offer a variety of health advantages, such as disease prevention and/or treatment. Nutraceuticals have numerous benefits, including beneficial results in the prevention and management of complex diseases. Nutraceuticals are beneficial in various therapeutic areas, but their administration and prescription are necessary, and they should be adequately monitored to prevent uncontrolled use and adverse effects. A degenerative disease is a condition where cells, tissues, and organs gradually and irreversibly deteriorate. Over time, this deterioration can cause cell death, impairment, or loss of function. Degenerative diseases are placing a growing economic and social burden on societies, particularly as the world's population increases. Nutraceuticals offer an alternative approach to treating degenerative diseases. In our first volume, we have covered the general introduction to nutraceuticals, degenerative diseases, and potential nutraceuticals based on in silico studies. The first volume also explores the role of nutraceuticals in treating degenerative diseases of the respiratory tract, neurodegenerative diseases, and degenerative kidney diseases.

The second volume of this book, “The Role of Nutraceuticals in Degenerative Diseases,” is a collection of seven chapters that offer scientific information on the significance of nutraceuticals and their potential roles in the management, treatment, and prevention of degenerative diseases, including arthritis, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, degenerative ophthalmic disease, muscle disease, liver disease, and degenerative osteoporosis. We believe the nutraceutical industry is moving in the right direction. The selected chapters are easily comprehensible and well-illustrated. A broad audience, particularly food scientists, engineers, biotechnologists, biochemists, and industrial companies, as well as any reader interested in learning more about the role of Nutraceuticals in the management of degenerative diseases.

We are grateful to all the authors for their contributions to the completion of this book. We sincerely hope you liked this book, and we'd love to hear your ideas and suggestions for future versions.