Natural antioxidants and food quality in atherosclerosis and cancer prevention /

Natural antioxidants and food quality in atherosclerosis and cancer prevention provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the role of natural antioxidants and lipid peroxidation in atherosclerosis and cancer. The book presents important information on the presence of various flavonoids foun...

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Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Kumpulainen, Jorma T., Salonen, Jukka T.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, England : Royal Society of Chemistry, 1996.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Natural antioxidants and food quality in atherosclerosis and cancer prevention provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the role of natural antioxidants and lipid peroxidation in atherosclerosis and cancer. The book presents important information on the presence of various flavonoids found in berries, vegetables and fruits and their antioxidative potencies, as well as the role of antioxidative vitamins and carotenoids in cardiovascular diseases and cancer. In addition, the measurement of oxidative stress in humans is surveyed.
Item Description:"The Proceedings of two simultaneous conferences, the International Conference on Natural Antioxidants and Lipid Peroxidation in Atherosclerosis and Cancer (ALPAC) and the International Conference on Quality and Safety Aspects of Food and Nutrition in Europe '95 (QSFNE), held 22-25 August 1995 in Helsinki, Finland"--Title page verso
Physical Description:1 online resource (462 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and indexes.
ISBN:9780857093059
0857093053