Harinder Garewal

Antioxidants and Disease Prevention

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This single-volume reference contains balanced coverage of possible effects of nutritional agents in major disease areas, including cancer, heart disease, immune dysfunction, and eye disease. It includes such nutrients as beta- carotene, vitamin E, vitamin C, and selenium. Clinicians, nutritionists, researchers, and students will find the information in Antioxidants and Disease Prevention not just interesting, but also directly applicable to their work. This is a valuable reference on an important subject that practicing physicians and health professionals will want on their bookshelves. TOC:Introduction.- The Safety of Beta-Carotene and the Antioxidant Vitamins C and E.- Antioxidants and Immune Function.- Antioxidants and AIDS.- Antioxidants and Cancer: The Epidemiologic Evidence.- Antioxidants and Lung Cancer.- Antioxidants Nutrients and Oral Cavity Cancer.- Selenium and Cancer Prevention.- Antioxidants and LDL Oxidation.- Antioxidants and Coronary Artery Disease Prevention.- Nutritional Antioxidants and Prevention of Age-Related Eye Disease.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 212
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. April 1997
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 155mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 481g
• ISBN-13: 9780849385094
• ISBN-10: 0849385091
• Artikelnr.: 21135766

Autorenporträt

Harinder Garewal

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction. The Safety of Beta-Carotene and the Antioxidant Vitamins C
and E. Antioxidants and Immune Function. Antioxidants and AIDS.
Antioxidants and Cancer: The Epidemiologic Evidence. Antioxidants and Lung
Cancer. Antioxidant Nutrients and Oral Cavity Cancer. Selenium and Cancer
Prevention. Antioxidants and LDL Oxidation. Antioxidants and Coronary
Artery Disease Prevention. Nutritional Antioxidants and Prevention of
Age-Related Eye Disease. Index.
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