Handbook of diet, nutrition and the skin

Front Matter....Pages 1-9
Front Matter....Pages 11-11
The skin: an introduction....Pages 12-23
Front Matter....Pages 25-25
Gut bacteria and skin health....Pages 26-43
The fatty acids and the skin: a focus on the n-6 family of unsaturated fatty acids....Pages 44-56
Role of vitamin B6 in skin health and diseases....Pages 58-66
Antioxidants and skin: an overview....Pages 68-90
Front Matter....Pages 91-91
The skin and vitamin D....Pages 92-113
Vitamin C, gene expression and skin health....Pages 114-127
8. Strategies for vitamin E transdermal delivery....Pages 128-143
Vitamin E chemistry, biological activity and benefits on the skin....Pages 144-163
Dietary tocotrienol and UVB-induced skin damage....Pages 164-177
Zinc and skin health: an overview....Pages 178-195
Iron and skin health: iron stimulates skin function....Pages 196-214
Front Matter....Pages 215-215
Skin photoprotection and nutraceuticals: an overview....Pages 216-231
Effect of flaxseed- and borage oil ingestion on skin conditions....Pages 232-242
Dietary red ginseng and skin protection....Pages 244-262
Dietary grape seed proanthocyanidins and skin cancer....Pages 264-280
Olive oil as a skin protector....Pages 282-299
Protective effect of garlic in skin cancer....Pages 300-317
Pre- and probiotics for human skin....Pages 318-331
Curcumin (turmeric) and its evolving role in skin health....Pages 332-348
Front Matter....Pages 215-215
Protective effects of vitamin C derivatives on skin atrophy caused by Sod1 deficiency....Pages 350-364
Front Matter....Pages 365-365
Omega-3 fatty acids and non-melanoma skin cancer....Pages 366-378
Skin cancer and folate metabolism....Pages 380-393
Vitamin D and skin cancer....Pages 394-411
Front Matter....Pages 413-413
Acne and nutrition....Pages 414-422
Food allergy and atopic dermatitis....Pages 424-447
Fructo-oligosaccharides and skin inflammation....Pages 448-464
Back Matter....Pages 465-487