Kategoria BISAC: Medical >> Nutrition

There are over two hundred forms of rheumatoid disease, with conditions varying in prevalence. In this important title the authors have focussed on osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the most common arthritic diseases with the largest body of dietary data. Including coverage of disease incidence and prevalence, pathology, aetiology and measures of...

Beer in Health and Disease Prevention is the single comprehensive volume needed to understand beer and beer-related science. Presenting both the concerns and problems of beer consumption as well as the emerging evidence of benefit, this book offers a balanced view of today's findings and the potential of tomorrow's research.

Just as wine in moderation has been proposed to promote health, research is showing that beer - and the ingredients in beer - can have similar impact on improving health, and in some instances preventing disease. This book addresses the impact of beer and...

Is obesity really a public health problem and what does the construction of obesity as a health problem mean for men?

According to official statistics, the majority of men in nations such as England and the USA are overweight or obese. Public health officials, researchers, governments and various agencies are alarmed and have issued dire warnings about a global 'obesity epidemic'. This perceived threat to public health seemingly legitimates declarations of war against what one US Surgeon General called 'the terror within'. Yet, little is known about weight-related issues...

Obesity has become a major epidemic that now rivals smoking as a risk to public health. The ensuing epidemics of diabetes, vascular disease and other complications are set to overwhelm the healthcare systems of wealthy and poorer nations alike. The need for effective pharmacotherapy has never been greater. This book takes a new look at the many potential targets for drug development for regulation of body weight, placing them in the context of the chequered history of drug development for obesity and currently available therapies.

Potential peripheral and central nervous...

Das Lehrbuch der Lebensmittelchemie von H.-D. Belitz, W. Grosch und P. Schieberle ist das erfolgreiche und bewahrte Standardwerk. Es wird von den Studenten der Lebensmittelchemie und benachbarter Fachgebiete als Lehrbuch, von den im Beruf stehenden Lebensmittelchemikern, Lebensmitteltechnologen, Ernahrungswissenschaftlern, Humanmedizinern und Veterinaren in Industrie, Forschung und Uberwachungsbehorden als Nachschlagewerk benutzt. Mit dieser grundlich uberarbeiteten und erganzten Ausgabe (u.a. Kontaminanten, phenolische Verbindungen, alkoholische Getranke, BSE-Nachweis, Acrylamid,...