Význam biologicky aktivních látek ve funkčních potravinách

We live in tough times. We experiencing high fyzical and psychical pressure whitch corrupting our healthy livestyle. This restriction takes its toll in the form of lifestyle diseases such as diabetes mellitus or obesity. That's why I decided to concentrate my bachelor thesis to healthy nutrition in the form of functional foods. I belive that conclusions of this thesis can show the way to people whos looking for healthy life. Literary part of this work is focused to functional foods, their general characteristics and the main representatives. Furthermore, the importance of biologically active substances contained in them. I pay attention only few of them because huge range of this topic. From the group of antioxidants for example vitamin E and vitamin C and from the micronutrients selenium and carotenoids. I also examine fiber becouse of high incidence of colorectal cancer disease in the Czech Republic. The experimental part of my work is focused on phytoestrogens, their structure, content in foods and effects on human health. I'm extracting phytoestrogens using the high-performance liquid chromatography in the scope of the experiments of various plant materials