Nutritional Health: Strategies for Disease Prevention

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Nutrition Advocacy for Better Health....Pages 1-11
Population Nutrition, Health Promotion, and Government Policy....Pages 13-29
Calcium Intake and the Prevention of Chronic Disease....Pages 31-50
Sodium and Other Dietary Factors in Hypertension....Pages 51-57
Proper Nutritional Habits for Reducing the Risk of Cancer....Pages 59-74
Health Benefits of Soy Isoflavones....Pages 75-88
Antioxidants in Health and Disease....Pages 89-100
Dietary Antioxidants and Protection from Coronary Heart Disease....Pages 101-120
Dietary Fat, Blood Lipids, and Coronary Heart Disease Risk....Pages 121-134
Current Theories Regarding the Influence of Diet and the Control of Obesity....Pages 135-150
Homocysteine, Diet, and Cardiovascular Disease....Pages 151-166
Medical Nutrition Therapy for Diabetes....Pages 167-193
Health Aspects of Fish and n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids from Plant and Marine Origin....Pages 195-206
Optimizing Nutrition for Exercise and Sport....Pages 207-235
Health Promoting Herbs as Useful Adjuncts to Prevent Chronic Diseases....Pages 237-252
Fetal Nutrition and Cardiovascular Disease in Adult Life....Pages 253-268
Impact of Nutritional Epidemiology....Pages 269-287
Use of Biotechnology to Improve Food Production and Quality....Pages 289-298
Nutrition on the Internet....Pages 299-313
Nutrition in the 21 st Century....Pages 315-323
Back Matter....Pages 325-336