Medical : Diet Therapy

Dietary Proteins and Atherosclerosis provides a thorough review of the role of proteins in the development of atherosclerosis. The author reviews early research connections between dietary fat and cardiovascular disease caused by the build-up of plaque in arteries and examines other factors that contribute to atherosclerosis, such as infection and dietary proteins. Relying on data obtained from almost 2,000 research articles and literature reviews, the author provides a thorough analytical examination and discusses how emphasis on the role of dietary fat in atherogenesis has overshadowed the critical contribution of dietary proteins to the development of cardiovascular disease. more...

Price: $199.95

Dietary supplements can contain a wide variety of ingredients, either singly or in combination, including nutrients, botanicals and ‘bioactive components’ commonly found in foods. They are marketed and used by consumers for a range of reasons: to enhance “well-being”, as traditional medicines, for health promotion or disease risk reduction, and as alternatives or complements to conventional drug therapies. On a global basis, the dietary supplement industry has enjoyed rapid growth, becoming a multi-billion dollar enterprise over the last 10 years. This growth has been associated with significant changes in both the types of products available and the reasons for using these products. In many cases, these changes have occurred without the benefit of a sound scientific basis for evaluating the safety and efficacy of these products under the new conditions of use and frequently the same limited scientific evidence is used, even though current product composition, user populations, purported beneficial effects, and conditions of use may differ significantly from the available evidence or historical usage. This book presents systematic examinations of the scientific data that are available and/or needed to substantiate and evaluate the safety and efficacy of dietary supplements. A series of case studies that are illustrative of the types of scientific challenges that have been encountered in substantiating safety and efficacy for various product types are employed to point out some of the successes but also frustrations that have occurred in recent years. Discussions among presenters and participants identify the lessons learned from these experiences and formulate ideas for improved approaches to identifying research needs and for enhancing the quality and relevance of the scientific evidence available for policy decisions. Dietary Supplements and Health constitutes a useful resource for nutritionists, biochemists, public health researchers more...

Price: $160.00

Discovering Nutrition offers a concise look at the science of nutrition through the lens of today's issues and hot topics. In this compact, accessible overview, the central topics and scientific building blocks of nutrition are emphasized. The book follows the "life and times" of nutrients from their presence in the environment and the body to their role in health and disease, with a focus throughout on the current practical and social issues.:.; Brief chapter overviews.; Essential Background and Key Points at the beginning of each chapter.; Descriptions of current dietary guidelines and lifestyle recommendations.; Relevant examples of "nutrition concepts in action".; Chapter Tests.; Topic Tests with additional review questions for each chapter.; "Check Your Performance" charts. more...

Price: $55.00

Eating right has been an obsession for longer than we think. Renaissance Europe had its own flourishing tradition of dietary advice. Then, as now, an industry of experts churned out diet books for an eager and concerned public. Providing a cornucopia of information on food and an intriguing account of the differences between the nutritional logic of the past and our own time, this inviting book examines the wide-ranging dietary literature of the Renaissance. more...

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Was und wie Menschen essen, hat mannigfache Auswirkungen auf Umwelt, Gesellschaft, Wirtschaft und Gesundheit. Nachhaltige Ern??hrung meint die Ausrichtung unserer Ern??hrung an Zielen wie Umweltfreundlichkeit, Sozialvertr??glichkeit, Gesundheitsf??rderlichkeit und kulturelle Akzeptanz. Die AutorInnen haben in einer qualitativen soziologischen Studie Ern??hrungspraktiken in ??sterreich erforscht und Chancen und Schwierigkeiten auf dem Weg zu einer nachhaltigen Ern??hrung herausgearbeitet. Themenbereiche sind die Ern??hrungsorientierungen der Menschen, das Kochen und Essen im Alltag, die Geschlechterfrage, der Stellenwert von Gesundheit beim Essen und biographische Dimensionen der Ern??hrung. N??her wird auch auf den Konsum von Fleisch und Bio-Lebensmitteln sowie die Bedeutung von Regionalit??t und die Frage der Ern??hrungskompetenz eingegangen. Die Analysen zeigen vielf??ltige Ankn??pfungspunkte in den allt??glichen Ern??hrungspraktiken f??r eine F??rderung nachhaltigen Konsums. more...

Price: $39.95