Preventive Nutrition : The Comprehensive Guide for Health Professionals

by Bendich, Adrianne; Deckelbaum, Richard J., M.D.; Manson, Joann E., M.D.; Hu, Frank B., Ph.D.

• ISBN13: 9780896039117
• ISBN10: 0896039110
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-03-01
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

GlaxoSmithKline, Parsippany, NY. Encompasses a broad range of topics, from cancer and cardiovascular disease to infectious disease in children, and from reproductive and prenatal nutrition to global public health nutrition strategies. Considers practical dietary recommendations for all relevant nutritional factors.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
Preface	ix
Contributors	xv
Part I Cancer Prevention
Diet and Childhood Cancer: Preliminary Evidence	3	(18)
Greta R. Bunin
Joan M. Cary
Prevention of Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Cancers	21	(26)
Elizabeth T. H. Fontham
Diet and Nutrition in the Etiology and Primary Prevention of Colon Cancer	47	(50)
Roberd M. Bostick
Preventive Nutrition and Lung Cancer	97	(34)
George W. Comstock
Kathy J. Helzlsouer
Nonnutritive Components in Foods as Modifiers of the Cancer Process	131	(26)
John A. Milner
Part II Cardiovascular Disease
Dietary Fat and Coronary Heart Disease	157	(18)
K. C. Hayes
Iron and Heart Disease: A Review of the Epidemiologic Data	175	(16)
Christopher T. Sempos
Richard F. Gillum
Anne C. Looker
Homocysteine, Folic Acid, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk	191	(30)
Shirley A. A. Beresford
Carol J. Boushey
n-3 Fatty Acids from Fish and Plants: Primary and Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease	221	(26)
William E. Connor
Sonja L. Connor
Part III Prevention of Major Disabilities: Improvement in Health Outcomes
The Relationship Between Nutritional Factors and Age-Related Macular Degeneration	247	(24)
Shirley Hung
Johanna Seddon
Osteoporosis: Minerals, Vitamins, and Other Micronutrients	271	(22)
Robert P. Heaney
Antioxidant Nutrients and Prevention of Oxidant-Mediated Diseases	293	(14)
Ronald Anderson
Micronutrients and Immunity in Older People	307	(22)
John D. Bogden
Donald B. Louria
Impact of Vitamin A on Immunity and Infection in Developing Countries	329	(20)
Richard D. Semba
Part IV Optimal Pregnancy/Infancy Outcomes
Folic Acid-Containing Multivitamins and Primary Prevention of Birth Defects	349	(24)
Andrew E. Czeizel
DNA Damage to Sperm from Micronutrient Deficiency May Increase the Risk of Birth Defects and Cancer in Offspring	373	(14)
Craig A. Mayr
Alan A. Woodall
Bruce N. Ames
Maternal Nutrition and Preterm Delivery	387	(28)
Theresa O. Scholl
Dietary Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids for Optimal Neurodevelopment: Recommendations for Perinatal Nutrition	415	(20)
Ricardo Uauy
Patricia Mena
Patricio Peirano
Part V Global Preventive Nutrition Strategies
Effects of Western Diet on Risk Factors of Chronic Diseases in Asia	435	(12)
Kaichi Kida
Takuo Ito
Sei Won Yang
Vichai Tanphaichitr
Potential Benefits of Preventive Nutrition Strategies: Lessons for the United States	447	(18)
Walter C. Willett
Goals for Preventive Nutrition in Developing Countries	465	(24)
Osman M. Galal
Gail G. Harrison
Part VI Nutrition-Related Resources
Books Related to Preventive Nutrition	479	(4)
Websites of Interest	483	(6)
Index	489