| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 454 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Need to optimize the health of women / Lilian U. Thompson and Wendy E. Ward -- Sex-specific biology of the gastrointestinal tract / Marianne J. Legato -- Adolescence / Nicole Larson [and others] -- Premenopause / Paula Skidmore and Aedin Cassidy -- Pregnancy and lactation / Lisa A. Houghton and Deborah L. O'Connor -- Menopause and midlife / Stacie E. Geller, Marci Goldstein Adams, and Laura Studee -- Obesity and weight management / Peter Clifton -- The metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes mellitus / Janet A. Vogt and Thomas M.S. Wolever -- Cardiovascular disease / Alice H. Lichtenstein and Nirupa R. Matthan -- Breast and ovarian cancer / Bette J. Caan and Cynthia A. Thomson -- Osteoporosis and osteoarthritis / Wendy E. Ward -- Rheumatoid arthritis / Lisa K. Stamp and Leslie G. Cleland -- Irritable bowel syndrome / Gerald E. Mullin and Linda A. Lee -- Eye health / Jennifer Evans -- Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia / Pasqualina Perrig-Chiello, Sara Hutchison, and Hannes B. Staehelin -- Depression and psychiatric disorders / Christina P.C. Borba and David C. Henderson -- Eating disorders / Richard E. Kreipe and Sophie Bucher Della Torre -- Oral health / Peter C. Fritz and Wendy E. Ward -- Conclusion: what we know, and where do we go from here / Lilian U. Thompson and Wendy E. Ward |
| Summary |
It is no surprise that women and men experience biological and physiological differences fundamentally and throughout the lifecycle. What is surprising is that faced with such a self-evident truth, there should be so little consideration to date of how these differences affect susceptibility to disease and metabolic response to dietary treatment. Understanding these differences and developing a gender-based approach focusing on the specific needs and conditions of women is crucial to achieve effective nutritional strategies for women's health. Expanding the knowledge-base regarding sex, |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (ProQuest Ebook Central, viewed April 15, 2020) |
| Subject |
Women -- Nutrition.
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Women -- Diseases -- Nutritional aspects.
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Nutrition -- Sex differences
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Sex factors in disease.
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Nutrition.
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Diet therapy.
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Women -- Health and hygiene.
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Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
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Diet Therapy
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Disease -- etiology
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Sex Factors
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Women's Health
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Women's Health.
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Women -- Health and hygiene
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Nutrition
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Diet therapy
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Sex factors in disease
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Women -- Diseases -- Nutritional aspects
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Women -- Nutrition
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Thompson, Lilian U., editor.
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Ward, Wendy E., editor.
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| ISBN |
9781420043013 |
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1420043013 |
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9781420043006 |
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1420043005 |
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