Ch. 1. Fruit, vegetables, and phytochemicals in human health and disease / Dawna Salter Venzon and Samantha M. Izzy -- ch. 2. Wine and cancer / Susan E. Ebeler -- ch. 3. Anthocyanins and heart disease / Janet A. Novotny -- ch. 4. Multidisciplinary studies of anti-inflammatory botanicals : ginger and turmeric / Barbara N. Timmermann and Janet L. Funk -- ch. 5. Novel approach for screening natural plant ingredients for development of nutraceutical bone health supplements / David Fast [and others] -- ch. 6. Comprehensive strategies for evaluating the adaptogenic properties of phytochemicals / Mary Ann Lila and Diana Cheng -- ch. 7. Prevention of obesity, diabetes, and cancer with lifestyle intervention strategies / Jacob J. Junco and Thomas J. Slaga -- ch. 8. Alterations in the adiposity and dyslipidemia of obesity by berries and berry phytochemicals / Ronald L. Prior -- ch. 9. Literature review on the ergogenic effects of quercetin / Alyson Mitchell, Jihyun Lee, and Valeria Acquarone -- ch. 10. Berry fruit and nuts : their role in reducing oxidative stress and inflammation in the aging brain / Marshall G. Miller, Barbara Shukitt-Hale, and James A. Joseph -- ch. 11. Brahmi : traditional botanical medicine for cognitive decline / Carlo Calabrese and Amala Soumyanath -- ch. 12. Bioavailability of dietary carotenoids in humans : a review of results from studies with momordica cochinchinensis spreng (Redmelon) and of [superscript 14]C-tracer studies using accelerator mass spectrometry / Le Thuy Vuong.