Main description:

This newly expanded and updated fifth edition will be the largest and most comprehensive of the five editions and new topics and chapter authors have been added. The authors have created the most comprehensive and up-to-date review of the nutritional strategies available for the prevention of disease and the promotion of health through nutrition. Patients are looking for credible information from their health care providers about a whole range of subjects covered here, including ss-carotene, lycopene, antioxidants, folate, and the myriad of bioactive phytochemicals found in garlic and other foods. With sections on cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and pregnancy among many others, this volume will be of great value to practicing health professionals, including physicians, nutritionists, dentists, pharmacists, dieticians, health educators, policy makers, health economists, regulatory agencies and research investigators. An entire section covers nutrition transitions around the world including Eastern Europe, Latin America and Asia as well as goals for preventive nutrition in developing countries.

Preventive Nutrition: The Comprehensive Guide for Health Professionals, 5th Ed. is an important resource for thousands of health professionals who have been utilizing the previous editions since 1997.

Contents:

Part I Global Issues

1. Preventive Nutrition: From Public to Personal Recommendations and Approaches to Behavior Change

Sara C. Folta, Alison G. M. Brown, Jeffrey B. Blumberg

2. Public Health Benefits of Preventive Nutrition: Global Perspective

Walter C. Willett, Peter Pressman

3. Nutritional and Dietary Supplements - Code or Concern

Roger Clemens

4. The Trans Pacific Partnership: Global nutrition at risk

Henry Greenberg, Stephanie Shiau

5. Nutrient density and health: How to develop global nutrient density metrics

Adam Drewnowski

6. The Influence of Polypharmacy on Nutrition

Korinne M. Piccolo, Joseph I. Boullata

7. Diet-gene interactions: haptoglobin genotype and nutrient status

Leah E Cahill, Eric B Rimm

Part II Cancer Prevention

8. The Role of Diet and Nutrition in Lung Cancer

Anthony J. Alberg, John M. Wrangle

9. Epigenetics of Endocrine Tumors in Women and Dietary Prevention

Donato F. Romagnolo and Ornella I. Selmin

10. The role of nutrition and diet in prostate cancer

Yin Cao, Lorelei Mucci, Edward Giovannucci

11. Dietary Supplements and Cancer Risk: Epidemiologic Research and Recommendations

Rebecca L. Sedjo, Cheryl L. Rock, Marian L. Neuhouser

12. Nonnutritive Components in Foods and Cancer Risk

Lauren E. Conlon and John W. Erdman Jr.

Part III Cardiovascular Disease

Prevention

13. Diet Quality and Cardiovascular Disease Prevention

Janice L. Atkins and S. Goya Wannamethee

14. N-3 and N-6 fatty acids Reduce Risk for Cardiovascular Disease

William S. Harris

15. Trans Fatty Acids: summary of the evidence relating consumption to cardiovascular outcomes and the efficacy of prevention policy to reduce levels in the food supply

Shauna M Downs, Sarah Loehr, and Jason HY Wu

16. Nutrition Aspects of Stroke Prevention

Katherine Patton, Mandy L. Corrigan

17. B Vitamins Influence Vascular Cognitive Impairment

Tammy M. Scott, Kristen E. D'Anci, Irwin H. Rosenberg

Part IV Diabetes and Obesity

18. Childhood obesity: new paradigms on susceptibility, co-morbidities and interventions

Esther Granot

19. The Women's Health Initiative: Lessons for Preventive Nutrition

Cynthia A. Thomson, Marian Neuhouser, Shirley A. A. Beresford

20. Role of Fiber in the Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes

Mark L. Dreher

21. Nutrition Issues and Recommendations in the Management of Diabetes and Prediabetes in Older Adults

Barbara Stetson, Ph.D., Stephanie McDonough, B.A. and Sri Prakash Mokshagundam, M.D.

22. The Effects of Diabetes and Obesity on the Skeleton

Jessica Furst, John P. Bilezikian and Mishaela R. Rubin

23. Nutritional Concerns for Bariatric Surgery

Sue A Shapses, Tara Mauro, Robert E Brolin

24. Co

mposition, Production, Consumption and Health Effects of Added Sugars

James M. Rippe, John White

25. Low calorie sweeteners and weight management

Danielle Greenberg, Catherine Cioffi, Richard Black

Part V Prevention of major disabilities: Geriatrics

26. Diet, Osteoporosis, and Fracture Prevention: The Totality of the Evidence

Laura A.G. Armas, Robert P. Heaney

27. Optimizing Nutrition to Delay Age Related Macular Degeneration

Schleicher, Molly; Whitcomb Elizabeth; Taylor Allen

28. MICRONUTRIENTS AND IMMUNITY IN OLDER PEOPLE

John D. Bogden, Donald B. Louria

Part VI Prevention of major disabilities: Adults and Children

29. Gastric Acid Secretions, Treatments and Nutritional Consequences

Ronit Zilberboim and Adrianne Bendich

30. The impact of micronutrients on inflammation and health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Ian Darnton-Hill, Faruk Ahmed, Samir

31. HIV and Nutrition

Murugi Ndirangu and Kevin A. Sztam

32. Folic Acid During Pregnancy May Reduce the Risk of Certain Types of Severe Congenital Heart Defects-Time for Action?

Andrew E Czeizel

33. Maternal Nutrition and Preterm Delivery

Theresa O. Scholl and Xinhua Chen

34. Linking Prenatal Nutrition to Adult Mental Health

David St. Clair and Ezra Susser

Part VII Nutrition Transitions Around the World

35. Nutritional Habits and Obesity in Latin America: An analysis of the region

Nicole Figari, M.Sc., Oscar Castillo, M.Sc., Jaime Rozowski, Ph.D.

36. Sodium Consumption in Southeast Asia: an Updated Review of Intake Levels and Dietary Sources in Six Countries

Maria Sofia Amarra, Geok Lin Khor

37. The role of food security in preventing the rise of the nutritional double burden in low-income countries

Andrew D. Jones

38. Role of the Food and Supplement Industries in Human Health

Michael I. McBurney, Eric D Ciappio

39. Supplementation: It's Evolving Role in Prevention

Bruce P. Daggy, Francis C. Lau

40. The Role of Preventive Nutrition in Clinical Practice

Atheer Yacoub, Wahida Karmally