Food and Nutritional Supplements : Their Role in Health and Disease /

Consumer interest in diet and nutritional supplements is increasing dramatically. Patients and members of the public are seeking advice from health professionals, nutritionists and food scientists. This book is designed to meet the needs of those professionals who are called upon to advise patients...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ransley, Joan K.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Donnelly, Judith K., Read, Nicholas W.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint : Springer, 2001.
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Table of Contents:
  • J.K. Ransley: The Rise and Rise of Food and Nutritional Supplements
  • M.E. Joynson: Why Do Health Professionals Need to Know More About Nutrition? - J.K. Donnelly: Nutrient Requirements in Health and Disease. - N.W. Read: Placebo and Panacea: The Healing Effect of Nutritional Supplements
  • A.T. Diplock: Antioxidants, Nutrition and Health
  • D.A. Bender: Nutritional and Non-Nutritional Uses of Vitamin B6
  • C.J. Schorah: Folic Acid and Disease Prevention: A Long Day's Journey Into Light
  • H.F. Woods: The Additional of Micronutrients to Food
  • C. Shortt, S. Salminen, M.B. Roberfroid: Probiotics and Prebiotics in Health
  • J.E. Cade, V.J. Burley, S.F.L. Kirk: Phytoestrogens and Health
  • P.R. Jackson, L.E. Ramsay, E.J. Wallis: Dietary Supplements and Their Role in the Prevention and Treatment of Coronary Heart Disease
  • P.C. Calder: The Scientific Basis for Fish Oil Supplementation in Rheumatoid Arthritis.