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Bioactive Dietary Factors and Plant Extracts in Dermatology

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Editors:
  1. Ronald Ross Watson

    1. University of Arizona Mel and, Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, Division of Health Promotion Sciences, Tuscon, USA

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  2. Sherma Zibadi

    1. Division of Health Promotion Sciences, Mel and Enid Zuckerman, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA

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  • Reviews the role dietary supplements play in the treatment and prevention of skin cancer and dermal damage due to aging and solar exposure
  • Provides today's most state-of-the-art knowledge in the field
  • Written by experts working on all aspects of supplementation, foods, and plant extracts that impact nutrition and skin health
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Nutrition and Health (NH)

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Table of contents (49 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxv
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  2. Overview

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Mediterranean Diet and Skin Health

      • Laura Primavesi, Marta Piantanida, Valerio Pravettoni
      Pages 3-14

    3. Immune-Mediated Disorders of Skin: Role of Dietary Factors and Plant Extracts?

      • Yashwant Kumar, Alka Bhatia
      Pages 15-25

    4. UV Irradiations, Micronutrient Supplementation, and Cutaneous Health: Overview

      • Saeed Hosseini, S. Ali Mostafavi
      Pages 27-37

    5. Skin Health and Metabolic Complications

      • Vijaya Juturu
      Pages 39-47

    6. Probiotics and Skin Health

      • Audrey Guéniche, J. Benyacoub, S. Blum, L. Breton, I. Castiel
      Pages 49-58

  3. Dietary Nutrients and Skin

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 59-59
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  4. Dietary Nutrients and Skin

    1. Vitamin C (l-Ascorbic Acid): Antioxidant Involved in Skin Care

      • Rashmi Saini, Sachin L. Badole, Anand A. Zanwar
      Pages 61-66

    2. Omega 3 Fatty Acids in Psoriasis

      • Aman B. Upaganlawar, Sachin L. Badole
      Pages 67-71

    3. Arginine Derived Nitric Oxide: Key to Healthy Skin

      • Rashmi Saini, Sachin L. Badole, Anand A. Zanwar
      Pages 73-82

    4. Taurine (2-Aminoethanesulfonic Acid): Useful in Skin Diseases

      • Sachin L. Badole, Swapnil M. Chaudhari
      Pages 83-89

  5. Plant and plant components and skin care

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 91-91
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    2. Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) the Indian Golden Curry Spice as a Skin Care Agent: Validation of the Traditional Uses

      • Manjeshwar Shrinath Baliga, Sunitha Venkatesh, Shilpa Mrinal, Nandakishore Bala, Princy Louis Palatty
      Pages 93-102

    3. Ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) the Dietary Agent in Skin Care: A Review

      • Rajesh Wilson, Raghavendra Haniadka, Popuri Sandhya, Princy Louis Palatty, Manjeshwar Shrinath Baliga
      Pages 103-111

    4. Amla (Emblica officinalis Gaertn.) the Indian Indigenous Berry in Skin Care

      • Nandhini Joseph, Manjeshwar Poonam Baliga Rao, Nikku Mathew Geevarughese, Princy Louis Pallaty, Manjeshwar Shrinath Baliga
      Pages 113-123

    5. Review on the Use of Aloe vera (Aloe) in Dermatology

      • Raghavendra Haniadka, Pratibha S. Kamble, Ayesha Azmidha, Prajwal Prabhudev Mane, Nikku Mathew Geevarughese, Princy Louis Palatty et al.
      Pages 125-133

  6. Dietary components and skin health

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 135-135
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    2. Chocolate and Skin Health

      • Leena Patel, Ronald Ross Watson
      Pages 137-141

    3. Natural Dietary Factors (Products), Antioxidants, and Skin Health

      • Howard A. Epstein
      Pages 143-151
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About this book

The role of Bioactive Dietary Factors and Plant Extracts in Preventive Dermatology provides current and concise scientific appraisal of the efficacy of foods, nutrients, herbs, and dietary supplements in preventing dermal damage and cancer as well as improving skin health.  This important new volume reviews and presents new hypotheses and conclusions on the effects of different bioactive foods and their components derived particularly from vegetables, fruits, and herbs.  Primary emphasis is on treatment and prevention of dermal damage focusing on skin cancers with significant health care costs and mortality. Bioactive Dietary Factors and Plant Extracts in Preventive Dermatology brings together expert clinicians and researchers working on the different aspects of supplementation, foods, and plant extracts and nutrition and skin health. Their expertise provides the most current knowledge in the field and will serve as the foundation for advancing future research. 

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Arizona Mel and, Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, Division of Health Promotion Sciences, Tuscon, USA

    Ronald Ross Watson

  • Division of Health Promotion Sciences, Mel and Enid Zuckerman, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA

    Sherma Zibadi

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Bioactive Dietary Factors and Plant Extracts in Dermatology

  • Editors: Ronald Ross Watson, Sherma Zibadi

  • Series Title: Nutrition and Health

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-62703-167-7

  • Publisher: Humana Totowa, NJ

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-62703-166-0Published: 27 November 2012

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-5983-9Published: 23 August 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-62703-167-7Published: 28 November 2012

  • Series ISSN: 2628-197X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2628-1961

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXV, 544

  • Topics: Clinical Nutrition, Nutrition, Public Health, General Practice / Family Medicine, Food Science

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