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Title Preventive nutrition : the comprehensive guide for health professionals / edited by Adrianne Bendich and Richard J. Deckelbaum ; foreword by Alfred Sommer
Edition Fourth edition
Published New York, NY : Humana Press, [2010]
©2010

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Description xxviii, 862 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Series Nutrition and health
Nutrition and health (Totowa, N.J.)
Contents Contents note continued: 17.Adipokines, Nutrition, and Obesity / Melissa E. Gove / Giamila Fantuzzi -- 18.Diet, Obesity, and Lipids: Cultural and Political Barriers to Their Control in Developing Economies / Stephen R. Leeder / Susan R. Raymond / Anne Marie Thow / Henry Greenberg -- Pt. V Prevention of Major Disabilities; Improvement in Health Outcomes -- 19.Diet, Osteoporosis, and Fracture Prevention: The Totality of the Evidence / Robert P. Heaney -- 20.Gastric Acid Secretions, Treatments, and Nutritional Consequences / Ronit Zilberboim / Adrianne Bendich -- 21.Nutritional Antioxidants, Dietary Carbohydrate, and Age-Related Maculopathy and Cataract / Chung-Jung Chiu / Allen Taylor -- 22.Micronutrients and Immunity in Older People / Donald B. Lauria / John D. Bogden -- 23.Micronutrients: Immunological and Infection Effects on Nutritional Status and Impact on Health in Developing Countries / Faruk Ahmed / Ian Darnton-Hill --
Contents note continued: 24.HIV and Nutrition / Kevin A. Sziam / Murugi Ndirangu -- Pt. VI Optimal Pregnancy/Infancy Outcomes -- 25.Folic Acid/Folic Acid-Containing Multivitamins and Primary Prevention of Birth Defects and Preterm Birth / Andrew E. Czeizel -- 26.Maternal Nutrition and Preterm Delivery / Theresa O. Scholl -- 27.Linking Prenatal Nutrition to Adult Mental Health / Kristin Harper / Ezra Susser / David St. Clair / Lin He -- Pt. VII Nutrition Transitions Around the World -- 28.Nutritional Habits and Obesity in Latin America: An Analysis of the Region / Jaime Rozowski / Manuel Moreno / Yessica Liberona / Oscar Castillo -- 29.Effects of Western Diet on Risk Factors of Chronic Disease in Asia / Koji Takemoto / Supawadee Likitmaskul / Kaichi Kida -- 30.Goals for Preventive Nutrition in Developing Countries / Gail G. Harrison / Osman M. Galal --
Contents note continued: 31.Preventive Nutrition and the Food Industry: Perspectives on History, Present, and Future Directions / Robert Brown / Dondeena Bradley / Zoe Feldman / Derek Yach -- 32.The Role of Preventive Nutrition in Clinical Practice / Douglas C. Heimburger / A. Julian Munoz / Jamy D. Ard -- Appendix A Table of Contents from Volumes I to 3 and Primary and Secondary Preventive Nutrition -- Table of Contents of Second Edition -- Table of Contents of 3rd Edition -- Appendix B Nutrition and Health Series -- Appendix C Books Related to Preventive Nutrition -- Appendix D Web Sites of Interest
Contents note continued: Pt. III Cardiovascular Disease Prevention -- 10.N-3 Fatty Acids from Fish and Plants: Primary and Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease / Sonja L. Connor / William E. Connor -- 11.Cardiovascular Effects of Trans Fatty Acids / Ronald P. Mensink -- 12.Antioxidant and B-vitamins and Atherosclerosis / Juliana Hwang-Levine / Wendy J. Mack / Howard N. Hodis -- 13.B Vitamins in the Prevention of Cognitive Decline and Vascular Dementia / Kristen E. D'Anci / Irwin H. Rosenberg -- Pt. IV Diabetes and Obesity -- 14.The Women's Health Initiative: Lessons for Preventive Nutrition / Cheryl Ritenbaugh / Shirley A. A. Beresford / Cynthia A. Thomson -- 15.Role of Nutrition in the Pathophysiology, Prevention, and Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes and the Spectrum of Cardiometabolic Disease / Cristina Lara-Castro / W. Timothy Garvey -- 16.Nutrition, Metabolic Syndrome, and Diabetes in the Senior Years / Sri Prakash L. Mokshagundam / Barbara Stetson --
Machine generated contents note: Pt. I Global Issues -- 1.Public Health Benefits of Preventive Nutrition / Walter C. Willett -- 2.Health Economics of Preventive Nutrition / Adrianne Bendich / Richard J. Deckelbaum -- 3.Econutrition: Preventing Malnutrition with Agrodiversity Interventions / Bram P. Wispelwey / Richard J. Deckelbaum -- 4.Nutrition in the Age of Polypharmacy / Joseph I. Boullata / Susan Gerry / Lindsey R. Lombardi / Eugene Kreys -- Pt. II Cancer Prevention -- 5.Diet and Childhood Cancer: Preliminary Evidence / Greta R. Bunin / Jaclyn L. F. Bosco -- 6.Prevention of Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Cancers / L. Joseph Su / Elizabeth T. H. Fontham -- 7.Factors in the Causation of Female Cancers and Prevention / Donato F. Romagnolo / Ivana Vucenik -- 8.The Role of Nutrition and Diet in Prostate Cancer / Lorelei Mucci / Edward Giovannucci -- 9.Dietary Supplements and Cancer Risk: Epidemiologic Research and Recommendations / Marian L. Neuhouser / Cheryl L. Rock --
Summary A comprehensive review of the nutritional strategies available for the prevention of disease and the promotion of health through nutrition. It includes chapters that emphasize the critical role of nutrition in a number of health arenas. It is suitable for practicing health professionals, including physicians, nutritionists and dentists
Notes Formerly CIP. Uk
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Donated by Miss Myra Lillywhite for the Library Bookplate appeal 2008 Miss Myra Lillywhite
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Subject Diet therapy.
Medicine, Preventive.
Nutrition.
Nutritionally induced diseases -- Prevention.
Nutritional Physiological Phenomena.
Diet.
Nutrition Therapy.
Nutritional Status.
Primary Prevention.
Author Bendich, Adrianne.
Deckelbaum, Richard J.
LC no. 2009934689
ISBN 9781603275415