Epigenetics is a relatively new area for understanding many of the disease processes involved with mediated changes in gene expression in response to dietary and other lifestyle exposures. Presenting up-to-date research on the relationship between nutrition and the cutting-edge field of epigenetics, this book takes a close look at the impact of epigenetics on aging, embryonic growth, and the development of cancer. With the aid of numerous color illustrations and photographs, it effectively describes how nutrients modulate physiologic and pathologic processes through the modulation of...