Vegetables, Fruits, and Herbs in Health Promotion: Watson, Ronald R.: 9780849300387: Book: Medical: eCampus.com

Univ. of Arizona, Tucson. A detailed discussion of the most effective and most recent research on the use of fruits, vegetables, and herbs to promote good health and reduce the risk of cancer and heart disease. A reference presenting state-of-the-art research.

Section I Vegetables and Health

Effect of Dietary Phytochemicals on Cancer Development

(16)

Ali Reza Waladkhani

Michael Roland Clemens

Bioavailability of Carotenoids from Vegetables versus Supplements

(16)

Etor E. K. Takyi

Japanese Vegetable Juice, Aojiru, and Cellular Immune Response for Health Promotion

(10)

Satoru Moriguchi

Tomoko Taka

Yuko Yamamoto

Tuneo Hasegawa

Tomatoes and Health Promotion

(28)

Patrizia Riso

Marisa Porrini

Section II Vegetable Extracts and Nutrient Supplementation: Health Promotion

Phytomedicines: Creating Safer Choices

(12)

Piergiorgio Pietta

Fruit and Vegetable Micronutrients in Diseases of the Eye

(14)

Hubert T. Greenway

Steven G. Pratt

Nutrients and Vegetables in Skin Protection

(10)

Jeongmin Lee

Ronald R. Watson

Vitamins and Micronutrients in Aging and Photoaging Skin

109

(8)

Hubert T. Greenway

Steven G. Pratt

Soy Foods and Health Promotion

117

(18)

James W. Anderson

Belinda M. Smith

Kimberly A. Moore

Tammy J. Hanna

Fruits and Vegetables and the Prevention of Oxidative DNA Damage

135

(12)

Kim L. O'Neill

Stephen W. Standage

Bronwyn G. Hughes

Byron K. Murray

Health Benefits of Fruits and Vegetables: The Protective Role of Phytonutrients

147

(32)

John A. Wise

Section III Herbs and Health

Herbal Remedies that Promote Health and Prevent Disease

179

(26)

Winston J. Craig

Garlic and Health

205

(12)

Walt Jones

Richard J. Goebel

Some Aspects of the Mediterranean Diet

217

(16)

Iman A. Hakim

Section IV Fruits and Promotion of Health

Gastrointestinal Nutritional Problems in the Aged: Role of Vegetable and Fruit Use

233

(24)

B.S. Ramakrishna

Health Benefits of Cranberries and Related Fruits

257

(16)

Martin Starr

Marge Leahy

Section V Overview and Approaches to the Use of Vegetables to Maintain Optimum Health

Diet and Carcinogenesis

273

(20)

Cindy D. Davis

Raw Food Diets: Health Benefits and Risks

293

(16)

Ingrid Hoffmann

Claus Leitzmann

Effect of Nutrition on Stress Management

309

(16)

Ali Reza Waladkhani

Michael Roland Clemens

Legal Developments in Marketing Foods with Health Claims in the United States

325

(14)

Paul M. Hyman

Index

339


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