Functional Nutrition: Phytochemical...: Oncological

Functional nutrition emphasizes that these compounds rarely work in isolation. Their effectiveness is often amplified through —the interaction of different foods that increases their collective potency. For example, the piperine in black pepper significantly increases the bioavailability of curcumin in turmeric. Clinical Objectives

: Some phytochemicals, such as sulforaphane (found in cruciferous vegetables like broccoli), help "re-program" cancer cells to undergo apoptosis, or programmed cell death, which is often bypassed by malignant cells. Oncological Functional Nutrition: Phytochemical...

: Strengthening the "natural killer" (NK) cells' ability to identify and target abnormal cells. Clinical Objectives : Some phytochemicals

The primary goals of integrating phytochemical-rich functional nutrition into oncology include: or programmed cell death

: Managing insulin levels and glycemic load, as high insulin can act as a growth factor for certain cancers.

Oncological Functional Nutrition: The Power of Phytochemicals