Nutrition and Healthtopics and Controversies: Topics and Controversies

ISBN-13: 9780849378492 / Angielski / Twarda / 1995 / 272 str.

Felix Bronner

Opis

Nutrition and Health: Topics and Controversies explores in detail the relationship between diet, nutritional status, and disease, and evaluates nutritional practices intended to minimize the incidence of and slow the progress of major chronic illnesses. National trends in nutritional awareness and the resulting changes in consumer behavior are discussed. Unlike other books on this subject, the authors take a stand on controversial issues in the field and document their positions with scientific data. Nutrients such as calcium, vitamin E, selenium, and antioxidants, their importance in overall nutrition, and their role in specific diseases are covered. Expertise in nutritional science is not required to gain the highly practical information in this book.

Spis treści

Trends in American Dietary Patterns: Research Issues and Policy ImplicationsM. Nestle, New York University and C.E. Woteki, Office of Science and Technology Policy, The White House, Washington, D.C.Controversies in Changing Dietary BehaviorD.J. Bowen and L.F. Tinker, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WashingtonNutrition in Cancer Prevention and Adjuvant TherapyM.M. Jacobs, McLean, VirginiaCholesterol and Cardiovascular Disease: How Can Nutrition Help?D. Kritchevsky, Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCalcium Nutrition and OsteoporosisF. Bronner, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, and W.D. Stein, Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, IsraelCalcium and the Myocardium: What Can Nutrition Do?C. Saha, R. Liao, G. Thaiyananthan, and J.K. Gwathmey, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MassachusettesVitamin E: Do We Need It?L.A. Witting, State College, PennsylvaniaSelenium: Do We Dare Neglect It?J.A. Milner, Pennsylvania State University, University ParkAntioxidants and AtherosclerosisI. Jialal and S.M. Grundy, Center for Human Nutrition, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, DallasIndex

O autorze

Felix Bronner