| Description |
617 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Series |
Nutrition and disease prevention ; 4 |
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Nutrition and disease prevention ; 4
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| Contents |
pt. 1. Introduction -- pt. 2. Dietary components that protect from cancer: vitamins -- pt. 3. Dietary components that protect from cancer: minerals -- pt. 4. Dietary components that protect from cancer: phytosterols -- pt. 5. Dietary components that protect from cancer: polyphenols -- pt. 6. Dietary components that protect from cancer: isothiocyanates -- pt. 7. Dietary components that protect from cancer: saponins -- pt. 8. Dietary components that protect from cancer : specialized lipids -- pt. 9. Dietary cancer risk factors |
| Summary |
"Nutrition and Cancer Prevention brings together top experts in nutritive health who present significant evidence that specific dietary micronutrients have the potential to play a role in resisting cancer, modulating its development, and reducing tumor metastasis. Exploring the scientific evidence, it looks at the various properties of each class of micronutrient, including vitamins, minerals, phytosterols and polyphenols, isothiocyanates, and specialized dietary lipids."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Cancer -- Nutritional aspects.
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Cancer -- Chemoprevention.
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| Author |
Awad, Atif B.
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Bradford, Peter G.
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| LC no. |
2005040594 |
| ISBN |
0849339456 hardback |
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