Handbook of Nutrition, Diet, and the Eye

ISBN-13: 9780124017177 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 704 str.

Victor Preedy

Opis

The Handbook of Nutrition, Diet and the Eye is the first book to thoroughly address common features and etiological factors in how dietary and nutritional factors affect the eye. The ocular system is perhaps one of the least studied organs in diet and nutrition, yet the consequences of vision loss can be devastating. One of the biggest contributors to complete vision loss in the western hemisphere is diabetes, precipitated by metabolic syndrome. In some developing countries, micronutrient deficiencies are major contributory factors to impaired vision. However, there are a range of ocular defects that have either their origin in nutritional deficiencies or excess or have been shown to respond favorably to nutritional components. The eye from the cornea to the retina may be affected by nutritional components. Effects may be physiological or molecular. This book represents essential reading for nutritionists, dietitians, optometrists, ophthalmologists, opticians, endocrinologists, and other clinicians and researchers interested in eye health and vision in general.

• Saves clinicians and researchers time in quickly accessing the very latest details on a broad range of nutrition, ocular health, and disease issues
• Provides a common language for nutritionists, nutrition researchers, optometrists, and ophthalmologists to discuss how dietary and nutritional factors, and related diseases and syndromes affect the eye
• Preclinical, clinical, and population studies will help nutritionists, dieticians, and clinicians map out key areas for research and further clinical recommendations

Spis treści

SECTION I: INTRODUCTIONS AND OVERVIEWS

SECTION II: MACULAR DEGENERATION

SECTION III: GLAUCOMAS

SECTION IV: CATARACTS

SECTION V: OTHER EYE CONDITIONS

SECTION VI: OBESITY, METABOLIC SYNDROME, AND DIABETES

SECTION VII: MACRONUTRIENTS

SECTION VIII: MICRONUTRIENTS

SECTION IX: NUTRACEUTICALS

SECTION X: NUTRIGENOMICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF EYE DISEASE

SECTION XI: ADVERSE EFFECTS AND REACTIONS

O autorze

Dr. Preedy is a senior member of King's College London and Director of the Genomics Centre and a member of the Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine. Professor Preedy has longstanding academic interests in substance misuse especially in relation to health and well-being. In his career Professor Preedy was Reader at the Addictive Behaviour Centre at The University of Roehampton, and also Reader at the School of Pharmacy (now part of University College London; UCL). Professor Preedy is an extremely experienced book editor, having edited influential works including but not limited to The Handbook of Alcohol Related Pathology, The Neuropathology of Drug Addictions and Substance Misuse, The Handbook of Cannabis and Related Pathologies, The Neuroscience of Cocaine, and upcoming titles The Neuroscience of Alcohol, The Neuroscience of Nicotine, and more (all Elsevier).