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Main description:
The Nutrition and Health series has been very fortunate to have each of the volumes recognized by rating services, such as Doody's, as valuable contributions for health professionals and individuals interested in the most up-to-date and balanced information from the experts in nutrition. These independent accolades may have occurred because the Nutrition and Health series has as its overriding mission to provide health profession als with texts that are considered essential because each book includes: (1) a synthesis of the state of the science, (2) timely, in-depth reviews by the leading researchers in their respective fields, (3) extensive, up-to-date fully annotated reference lists, (4) a detailed index, (5) relevant tables and figures, (6) identification of paradigm shifts and the con sequences, (7) virtually no overlap of information between chapters, but targeted, inter chapterreferrals, (8) suggestions of areas for future research, and (9) balanced, data-driven answers to patient questions, which are based upon the totality of evidence rather than the findings of any single study. The series volumes are not the outcome of a symposium. Rather, each editor has the potential to examine a chosen area with a broad perspective, both in subject matter as well as in the choice of chapter authors. The international perspective, especially with regard to public health initiatives, is emphasized where appropriate.
Contents:
Part I. Introduction
Preventive Nutrition: Historic Perspective and Future Economic Outlook
J. Michael McGinnis and Nancy D. Ernst
Part II. Cancer
Vitamin Supplements and Cancer Risk: Epidemiologic Research and Recommendations
Ruth E. Patterson, Alan R. Kristal, and Marian L. Neuhouser
Soy and Cancer Prevention
David B. Fournier, John W. Erdman, Jr., and Gary B. Gordon
Micronutrients as Intermediate Biomarkers in Chemotherapy and Enhancement for Certain Cancer Treatments
Wolfgang J. Issing
Part III. Cardiovascular/Renal Disease, Diabetes, and Obesity
Health Effects of Trans Fatty Acids
Susanne H. F. Vermunt and Ronald P. Mensink
Antioxidant Vitamins and Atherosclerosis
Howard N. Hodis, Wendy J. Mack, and Alex Sevanian
Oxidative Stress and Antioxidants in Type 2 Diabetes
Srivevi Devaraj and Ishwarlal Jialal
Hyperhomocysteinemia, Diabetes, and Cardiovascular Disease
Ellen K. Hoogeveen and Kenneth J. Rothman
Genetic and Environmental Influences on Obesity
David B. Allison, Patty E. Matz, Angelo Pietrobelli, Raffaella Zannolli, and Myles S. Faith
Obesity and Insulin Resistance in Childhood and Adolescence
Erik Bergstroem and Olle Hernell
Can Childhood Obesity Be Prevented?
Christine L. Williams
Obesity and Chronic Disease: Impact of Weight Reduction
Henry I. Frier and Harry L. Greene
Meal Replacement Products and Fat Substitutes in Weight Control and Maintenance
Allan Geliebter, Amy Funkhouser, and Steven B. Heymsfield
Part IV. Growth, Immunity, and Infection
Role of Long-Chain Polyunstaturated Fatty Acids in Infant Growth and Development
Berthold Koletzko and Tamas Decsi
Vitamin A-Related Childhood Blindness, Mortality, and Morbidity: Interventions for Prevention
Barbara A.Underwood
Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Autoimmune Diseases
Andrea Belluzzi
Part V. Bone Diseases
Osteoarthritis: Role of Nutrition and Dietary Supplement Interventions
Timothy E. McAlindon
Calcium Requirements During Treatment of Osteoporosis in Women: Calcium Supplements Alone and in Association with Antiresorptive Drugs in Osteoporosis
Claudia A. Pereda and Richard Eastell
Part VI. Critical Issues for the 21st Century
Preventive Nutrition Issues in Ethnic and Socioeconomic Groups in the United States
Shiriki K. Kumanyika and Susan M. Krebs-Smith
Micronutrient Deficiencies: First Link in a Chain of Nutritional and Health Events in Economic Crises
Martin W. Bloem and Ian Darnton-Hill
Alcohol: The Balancing Act
William E. M. Lands
Health Claims for Foods and Dietary Supplements in the United States and Japan
Annette Dickinson
Incorporating Preventive Nutrition into Medical School Curricula
Claudia S. Plaisted and Steven H. Zeisel
Preventive Nutrition Throughout the Life Cycle: A Cost-Effective Approach to Improved Health
Adrianne Bendich and Richard J. Deckelbaum
Part VII. Nutrition-Related Resources
Books Related to Primary and Secondary Preventive Nutrition
Websites of Interest
PRODUCT DETAILS
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Publication date: November, 2010
Pages: 479
Weight: 905g
Availability: Available
Subcategories: Biochemistry, Nutrition, Public Health
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