Plant-based Bioactive Compounds & Human Health extensively covers current themes about the bioactive compounds and their influence on human health. In recent decades there has been increasing use of natural extracts as food supplements, making it of increasing importance to promote the correct use of these compounds and avoid adverse effects that may compromise the health of consumers. Researchers will find information relevant to the influence of bioactive compounds in human health and how their benefits are generated from a biochemical and pharmacological point of view. In addition, this book is distinguished from others on the same subject by the inclusion of the different absorption mechanisms that these compounds may have during their intake.