Preventive Nutrition: The Comprehensive Guide for Health Professionals

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Diet and Childhood Cancer....Pages 3-20
Prevention of Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Cancers....Pages 21-45
Diet and Nutrition in the Etiology and Primary Prevention of Colon Cancer....Pages 47-96
Preventive Nutrition and Lung Cancer....Pages 97-129
Nonnutritive Components in Foods as Modifiers of the Cancer Process....Pages 131-154
Front Matter....Pages 155-155
Dietary Fat and Coronary Heart Disease....Pages 157-173
Iron and Heart Disease....Pages 175-189
Homocysteine, Folic Acid, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk....Pages 191-219
n-3 Fatty Acids from Fish and Plants....Pages 221-243
Front Matter....Pages 245-245
The Relationship Between Nutritional Factors and Age-Related Macular Degeneration....Pages 247-269
Osteoporosis....Pages 271-291
Antioxidant Nutrients and Prevention of Oxidant-Mediated Diseases....Pages 293-306
Micronutrients and Immunity in Older People....Pages 307-327
Impact of Vitamin A on Immunity and Infection in Developing Countries....Pages 329-346
Front Matter....Pages 347-347
Folic Acid-Containing Multivitamins and Primary Prevention of Birth Defects....Pages 349-371
DNA Damage to Sperm from Micronutrient Deficiency May Increase the Risk of Birth Defects and Cancer in Offspring....Pages 373-386
Maternal Nutrition and Preterm Delivery....Pages 387-413
Dietary Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids for Optimal Neurodevelopment....Pages 415-431
Front Matter....Pages 433-433
Effects of Western Diet on Risk Factors of Chronic Diseases in Asia....Pages 435-446
Potential Benefits of Preventive Nutrition Strategies....Pages 447-464
Front Matter....Pages 433-433
Goals for Preventive Nutrition in Developing Countries....Pages 465-476
Nutrition-Related Resources....Pages 477-488
Back Matter....Pages 489-504