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Main description:
Carotenoids and Human Health provides an introduction to food sources and metabolism. Written by experts in their fields and including the most up-to-date information, this volume serves as an in-depth guide to studies that have been performed in humans and observations that have been made in population level assessments. Special emphasis is given to associations with disease, as well as the importance of carotenoids internationally, specifically as a source of vitamin A for the world. Comprehensive and easy to use, Carotenoids and Human Health is a very useful resource for nutritionists, registered dieticians, medical students, and graduate students.
Contents:
Section I: Carotenoid Sources and Metabolism
Chapter 1: Food Sources of Carotenoids
Sara A. Arscott
Chapter 2: Carrots of Various Colors
Samantha Schmaelzle and Sherry Tanumihardjo
Chapter 3: Carotenoid Metabolism and Enzymology
Igor O. Shmarakov, Jason J. Yuen, and William S. Blaner
Chapter 4: Reactive Oxygen and Nitrogen Species in Biological Systems: Reactions and Regulation by Carotenoids
John T. Landrum
Chapter 5: Kinetic Studies with Carotenoids
Guangwen Tang
Chapter 6: Carotenoid Bioavailability: Influence of Dietary Lipid and Fiber
Shellen Goltz and Mario G. Ferruzzi
Chapter 7: Host Factors that Affect Carotenoid Metabolism
Georg Lietz
Chapter 8: Host Factors: Gender and Body Composition
Joseph Dever
Section II: Carotenoids and Human Health
Chapter 9: Carotenoid Metabolism and Health in Pregnancy and Lactation
Kerry Schulze and Parul Christian
Chapter 10: Carotenoids in Early Life
Xiaoming Gong and Lewis P. Rubin
Chapter 11: Provitamin A Carotenoids and Cancer Prevention
Benchun Miao and Xiang-Dong Wang
Chapter 12: Lycopene and Cancer
Nikki Ford and John W. Erdman, Jr.
Chapter 13: Lutein and Zeaxanthin and Eye Disease
Rohini Vishwanathan and Elizabeth J. Johnson
Chapter 14: Carotenoids and Bone Health
Sherry A. Tanumihardjo and Neil Binkley
Section III: International Perspectives
Chapter 15: Provitamin A Carotenoids as a Dietary Source of Vitamin A
Marjorie J. Haskell
Chapter 16: Provitamin A Carotenoids and Immune Function
Charles B. Stephensen
Chapter 17: Biofortification of Maize with Provitamin-A Carotenoids
Kevin Pixley, Natalia Palacios, Raman Babu, Raphael Mutale, Rebecca Surles and Eliab Simpungwe
Chapter 18: Horticultural Crops as a Source of Carotenoids
Philipp W. Simon, Megan J. Bowman, Sherry A.Tanumihardjo
Chapter 19: Orange Sweetpotato as a Staple or Complementary Food
Paul van Jaarsveld and Mieke Faber
Chapter 20: International Efforts to Eradicate Vitamin A Deficiency
Sherry A. Tanumihardjo and Harold C. Furr
PRODUCT DETAILS
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Publication date: November, 2012
Pages: 692
Weight: 8123g
Availability: Available
Subcategories: Nutrition, Public Health
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