Nutrition for Healthy Skin

1. Front Matter

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2. Nutrition and Skin: The Scientific Basis

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Cutaneous Changes in Nutritional Diseases

      • Matthias Schmuth, Peter O. Fritsch

      Pages 3-13

   3. Skin Aging

      • Jean Krutmann

      Pages 15-24

   4. Non-melanoma Skin Cancer

      • Mark Berneburg

      Pages 25-33

   5. Skin Barrier Function

      • Peter M. Elias, Joan S. Wakefield

      Pages 35-48

3. Functional Food for Skin Works: Intervention Studies in Humans and Animal Models

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 49-49

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   2. Botanical Antioxidants for Skin Protection: An Overview

      • Farrukh Afaq, Hasan Mukhtar

      Pages 51-63

   3. Systemic Photoprotection by Carotenoids

      • Wilhelm Stahl

      Pages 65-70

   4. Systemic and Topical Use of Green Tea Polyphenols for Healthy Skin

      • Aton M. Holzer, Nabiha Yusuf, Brandon Tisdale, Santosh K. Katiyar, Craig A. Elmets

      Pages 71-83

   5. Flavonoid-Rich Nutrients for the Skin

      • Wilhelm Stahl

      Pages 85-90

   6. Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Skin

      • Suzanne Margaret Pilkington, Lesley Elizabeth Rhodes

      Pages 91-107

   7. Potential Benefits of Soy for Skin, Hair, and Nails

      • Robert M. Blair, Aaron Tabor

      Pages 109-117

   8. Photoprotection by Nicotinamide

      • Diona L. Damian, Gary M. Halliday

      Pages 119-128

   9. Probiotics and Regulation of Immune Responses

      • Josette Péguet-Navarro

      Pages 129-135

   10. Prebiotic Cosmetics

       • Rainer Simmering, Roland Breves

       Pages 137-147

   11. Micronutrients for Hair and Nails

       • E. Haneke, Robert Baran

       Pages 149-163

4. How to use Functional Food in Clinical Dermatology

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 165-165

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   2. Legal Aspects: How Do Food Supplements Differ from Drugs, Medical Devices, and Cosmetic Products?

      • Helena Karajiannis, Catherine Fish

      Pages 167-180

   3. How to Prove Safety and Efficacy in Nutrition-Based intervention Studies for Human Skin

      • Christiane Montastier, Sophie Mac-Mary, Jean Krutmann, Philippe Humbert

      Pages 181-188

This extraordinary reference describes the scientific basis, summarizes the existing evidence that functional food for skin really works, and addresses the key questions asked by dermatologists and patients when it comes to practical aspects of nutrition based strategies in clinical and cosmetical dermatology. It is believed that this helpful guide will become the golden standard, the ‘bible’ for this given topic, which will be used by dermatologists, industry people and interested patients.

• cosmetics
• function food
• nutritional supplement
• skin aging

• Inst. Umweltmedizinische Forschung (IUF), Universität Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany

  Jean Krutmann

• Service Dermatologie et, Medecine Vasculaire, CHU Besancon, Besancon, France

  Philippe Humbert

Jean Krutmann is Professor of Dermatology and Environmental Medicine and Director of the Institut für Umweltmedizinische Forschung (Institute for Environmental Medical Research) at the Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf. His field of research is dermatotoxicology and immunodermatology, with special emphasis on environmentally induced skin diseases. He is author or co-author of more than 200 papers and the recipient of various awards. Professor Philippe Humbert is Head of the Dermatology Department at Besançon University Hospital Center and manager of the center’s Skin Engineering and Biology Laboratory. He is also Vice President of the French Society of Dermatology and Chairman of the International Society for Biophysics and Imaging of the Skin. Professor Humbert has an impressive publication record on a range of topics in dermatology.

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