Nutrients, Dietary Supplements, and Nutriceuticals: Cost Analysis Versus Clinical Benefits

Front Matter....Pages i-xxix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Design of Economic Incentive Instruments in Nutrition Policy....Pages 3-17
Nutrition Policy for the Prevention of Disease: Issues of Cost-effectiveness....Pages 19-29
Economics of Food Fortification....Pages 31-40
The Economic Value of Dietary Supplements....Pages 41-53
Front Matter....Pages 55-55
The Economic Value of Dietary Supplements....Pages 57-62
Fruit and Vegetable Prices, Dietary Intakes and Income: Potential Cost Versus Benefit....Pages 63-73
The Role of Ethnicity in Shaping Dietary Patterns: A Review on the Social and Psychological Correlates of Food Consumption....Pages 75-87
Front Matter....Pages 89-89
Low Cost Food, Recovery and Death in Malnourished Children....Pages 91-104
Using Price Incentives to Increase the Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables Among a Low-Income Population....Pages 105-119
Cost-Effectiveness of Nutritional Interventions for Bone Health in Children and Young Adults – What is Known and Where are the Gaps?....Pages 121-141
Economic Evaluation of Dental Caries Prevention Programs Using Milk and its Products as the Vehicle for Fluorides: Cost Versus Benefits....Pages 143-160
Front Matter....Pages 161-161
Cost Effective Natural Antioxidants....Pages 163-187
Zinc Intervention Strategies: Costs and Health Benefits....Pages 189-214
Multifaceted Therapeutic Value of Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa L. – Malvaceae)....Pages 215-226
The Effectiveness and Economical Benefits of Cosmetic Treatments and Procedures Versus Natural Treatments and Life Style Changes....Pages 227-255
Front Matter....Pages 257-257
Antiviral Potential of Vegetables: Can They be Cost-Effective Agents for Human Disease?....Pages 259-276
Citrus Products and Their Use Against Bacteria: Potential Health and Cost Benefits....Pages 277-286
Potential Chemopreventive Effects of Fruits, Vegetables, and Spices Consumed in Mexico....Pages 287-300
Bioactive Nutritional Supplements for Chronic Kidney Disease: Potential Cost Benefits....Pages 301-314
Preoperative Immunonutrition: Cost–Benefit Analysis....Pages 315-320
Front Matter....Pages 321-321
Nutritional Management of Hypertension: Cost Versus Benefit....Pages 323-347
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of the Mediterranean Diet for Persons after a Heart Attack....Pages 349-363
Nutrition and the Benefits of Early Interventions in Diabetes, Cardiovascular and Noncommunicable Diseases....Pages 365-390
Cost-Effectiveness of Glycemic Control....Pages 391-402
Benefits of Low Glycemic and High Satiety Index Foods for Obesity and Diabetes Control and Management....Pages 403-424
Importance and Benefits of Lifestyles Changes Versus Diabetes Drugs in Effective Management of Diabetes....Pages 425-456
Cost of Pycnogenol Supplementation and Traditional Diabetes Treatments per Unit of Improved Health Outcome....Pages 457-465
Pycnogenol Supplementation and Cardiovascular Health: Treatment and Cost-Benefit Analysis....Pages 467-475
Erratum to: Influences on the Purchase of Fruit and Vegetables by Parents for Children....Pages E1-E1
Back Matter....Pages 477-486