Nutritional Neuroscience: From Bench to Bedside navigates the complex connections between nutrition and neurological health, from neurodevelopmental disorders influenced by early-life malnutrition to the neuroprotective effects of functional foods. Each chapter offers a detailed examination of the latest research in the field, spanning the mechanisms of taste and food processing in the brain, the impact of dietary interventions on inflammation and blood–brain barrier function, and the link between metabolic disorders and neurodegenerative diseases. This book sits at the forefront of nutritional neuroscience, where cutting-edge research meets practical application, and equips its readers with a holistic understanding of how nutrition influences brain health at all ages. Bridging the gap between laboratory discoveries and clinical practice, this book offers a roadmap for future research and interventions in the f ield of nutritional neuroscience.
• Highlights the influence of nutritional disorders on nervous system development
• Describes sensory, cerebral, and endocrine function in the regulatory processes of eating behaviors
• Covers the relationship between the central nervous system, enteric nervous system, and intestinal microbiota
• Explains how intestinal microbiota influences the body’s homeostasis and neuroinflammation
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. List of contributors - p. xiii 7. About the editors - p. xix 8. Foreword - p. xxi 9. Acknowledgments - p. xxiii 10. Chapter 1. Neurodevelopmental disorders related to prenatal and early life exposure to malnutrition - p. 1 11. Chapter 2. Taste, olfactory, oral texture and visual processing of food reward in the brain - p. 29 12. Chapter 3. Maternal nutrition and epigenetic consequences for offspring cognition - p. 43 13. Chapter 4. Neurobiological programming of hedonic eating behavior - p. 57 14. Chapter 5. Neuroendocrine controls of appetite and satiety - p. 73 15. Chapter 6. Enteric nervous system and nutrition - p. 81 16. Chapter 7. Dietary modulation of gut microbiota and gut–brain axis - p. 93 17. Chapter 8. Adipose tissue, adipokines, and neuroinflammation - p. 113 18. Chapter 9. Diet, brain, and mental health - p. 127 19. Chapter 10. Functional foods and nutraceuticals as neuroprotectors - p. 143 20. Chapter 11. Neurosciences of sleep and nutrition - p. 165 21. Chapter 12. Food toxicants and brain health - p. 179 22. Chapter 13. Dietary interventions and brain health - p. 191 23. Chapter 14. Understanding nutrition beyond calories and vitamins—why plants are beneficial - p. 205 24. Chapter 15. Omega-3 fatty acids may boost heart health in people with Parkinson’s disease - p. 213 25. Chapter 16. Neuroprotection and antiaging effects of caloric restriction - p. 221 26. Chapter 17. Neurovascular dysfunction, stroke, and age-related cognitive impairment: the benefits of the Mediterranean diet - p. 235 27. Chapter 18. The impact of hypercaloric diet on inflammation and blood–brain barrier function - p. 249 28. Chapter 19. Nutrigenomics and nutrigenetics in neurological disorders - p. 263 29. Chapter 20. Neuroendocrine and nutritional disorders - p. 281 30. Chapter 21. Meal patterns and cognitive health in adulthood - p. 297 31. Chapter 22. Dietary intervention, stress, and neuropsychiatric disorders - p. 305 32. Chapter 23. Neurogenesis impairment in hypercholesterolemia: a potential contributor to cognitive decline and depression - p. 315 33. Chapter 24. Energy metabolism and mitochondrial dynamics in neurodegenerative disorders: focus on hyperhomocysteinemia and neonatal hypoxia-ischemia - p. 329 34. Chapter 25. Apolipoprotein E, malnutrition, and neurodegenerative risk - p. 343 35. Chapter 26. Obesity and metabolic changes in neurodegenerative diseases - p. 361 36. Chapter 27. Alzheimer’s disease: diabetes of the brain - p. 375 37. Chapter 28. The role of diet in the risk of Alzheimer’s disease - p. 383 38. Chapter 29. Parkinson’s disease and nutrition - p. 397 39. Index - p. 407
Nutritional Neuroscience: From Bench to Bedside navigates the complex connections between nutrition and neurological health, from neurodevelopmental disorders influenced by early-life malnutrition to the neuroprotective effects of functional foods. Each chapter offers a detailed examination of the latest research in the field, spanning the mechanisms of taste and food processing in the brain, the impact of dietary interventions on inflammation and blood–brain barrier function, and the link between metabolic disorders and neurodegenerative diseases. This book sits at the forefront of nutritional neuroscience, where cutting-edge research meets practical application, and equips its readers with a holistic understanding of how nutrition influences brain health at all ages. Bridging the gap between laboratory discoveries and clinical practice, this book offers a roadmap for future research and interventions in the f ield of nutritional neuroscience.
• Highlights the influence of nutritional disorders on nervous system development
• Describes sensory, cerebral, and endocrine function in the regulatory processes of eating behaviors
• Covers the relationship between the central nervous system, enteric nervous system, and intestinal microbiota
• Explains how intestinal microbiota influences the body’s homeostasis and neuroinflammation
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. List of contributors - p. xiii 7. About the editors - p. xix 8. Foreword - p. xxi 9. Acknowledgments - p. xxiii 10. Chapter 1. Neurodevelopmental disorders related to prenatal and early life exposure to malnutrition - p. 1 11. Chapter 2. Taste, olfactory, oral texture and visual processing of food reward in the brain - p. 29 12. Chapter 3. Maternal nutrition and epigenetic consequences for offspring cognition - p. 43 13. Chapter 4. Neurobiological programming of hedonic eating behavior - p. 57 14. Chapter 5. Neuroendocrine controls of appetite and satiety - p. 73 15. Chapter 6. Enteric nervous system and nutrition - p. 81 16. Chapter 7. Dietary modulation of gut microbiota and gut–brain axis - p. 93 17. Chapter 8. Adipose tissue, adipokines, and neuroinflammation - p. 113 18. Chapter 9. Diet, brain, and mental health - p. 127 19. Chapter 10. Functional foods and nutraceuticals as neuroprotectors - p. 143 20. Chapter 11. Neurosciences of sleep and nutrition - p. 165 21. Chapter 12. Food toxicants and brain health - p. 179 22. Chapter 13. Dietary interventions and brain health - p. 191 23. Chapter 14. Understanding nutrition beyond calories and vitamins—why plants are beneficial - p. 205 24. Chapter 15. Omega-3 fatty acids may boost heart health in people with Parkinson’s disease - p. 213 25. Chapter 16. Neuroprotection and antiaging effects of caloric restriction - p. 221 26. Chapter 17. Neurovascular dysfunction, stroke, and age-related cognitive impairment: the benefits of the Mediterranean diet - p. 235 27. Chapter 18. The impact of hypercaloric diet on inflammation and blood–brain barrier function - p. 249 28. Chapter 19. Nutrigenomics and nutrigenetics in neurological disorders - p. 263 29. Chapter 20. Neuroendocrine and nutritional disorders - p. 281 30. Chapter 21. Meal patterns and cognitive health in adulthood - p. 297 31. Chapter 22. Dietary intervention, stress, and neuropsychiatric disorders - p. 305 32. Chapter 23. Neurogenesis impairment in hypercholesterolemia: a potential contributor to cognitive decline and depression - p. 315 33. Chapter 24. Energy metabolism and mitochondrial dynamics in neurodegenerative disorders: focus on hyperhomocysteinemia and neonatal hypoxia-ischemia - p. 329 34. Chapter 25. Apolipoprotein E, malnutrition, and neurodegenerative risk - p. 343 35. Chapter 26. Obesity and metabolic changes in neurodegenerative diseases - p. 361 36. Chapter 27. Alzheimer’s disease: diabetes of the brain - p. 375 37. Chapter 28. The role of diet in the risk of Alzheimer’s disease - p. 383 38. Chapter 29. Parkinson’s disease and nutrition - p. 397 39. Index - p. 407
