Primary and Secondary Preventive Nutrition

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Introduction

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Preventive Nutrition

      • J. Michael McGinnis, Nancy D. Ernst

      Pages 3-17

3. Cancer

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 19-19

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   2. Vitamin Supplements and Cancer Risk

      • Ruth E. Patterson, Alan R. Kristal, Marian L. Neuhouser

      Pages 21-43

   3. Soy and Cancer Prevention

      • David B. Fournier, John W. Erdman Jr., Gary B. Gordon

      Pages 45-54

   4. Micronutrients as Intermediate Biomarkers in Chemotherapy and Enhancement for Cancer Treatments

      • Wolfgang J. Issing

      Pages 55-72

4. Cardiovascular/Renal Disease, Diabetes, and Obesity

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 73-73

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   2. Health Effects of Trans Fatty Acids

      • Susanne H. F. Vermunt, Ronald P. Mensink

      Pages 75-89

   3. Antioxidant Vitamins and Atherosclerosis

      • Howard N. Hodis, Wendy J. Mack, Alex Sevanian

      Pages 91-115

   4. Oxidative Stress and Antioxidants in Type 2 Diabetes

      • Srideri Devaraj, Ishwarlal Jialal

      Pages 117-125

   5. Hyperhomocysteinemia, Diabetes, and Cardiovascular Disease

      • Ellen K. Hoogeveen, Kenneth J. Rothman

      Pages 127-145

   6. Genetic and Environmental Influences on Obesity

      • David B. Allison, Patty E. Matz, Angelo Pietrobelli, Raffaella Zannolli, Myles S. Faith

      Pages 147-164

   7. Obesity and Insulin Resistance in Childhood and Adolescence

      • Erik Bergström, Olle Hernell

      Pages 165-183

   8. Can Childhood Obesity Be Prevented?

      • Christine L. Williams

      Pages 185-203

   9. Obesity and Chronic Disease

      • Henry I. Frier, Harry L. Greene

      Pages 205-221

   10. Meal Replacement Products and Fat Substitutes in Weight Control and Maintenance

       • Allan Geliebter, Amy Funkhouser, Steven B. Heymsfield

       Pages 223-233

5. Growth, Immunity, and Infection

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 235-235

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   2. Role of Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Infant Growth and Development

      • Berthold Koletzko, Tamás Decsi

      Pages 237-252

   3. Vitamin A-Related Childhood Blindness, Mortality, and Morbidity

      • Barbara A. Underwood

      Pages 253-269

The Nutrition and Health series has been very fortunate to have each of the volumes recognized by rating services, such as Doody's, as valuable contributions for health professionals and individuals interested in the most up-to-date and balanced information from the experts in nutrition. These independent accolades may have occurred because the Nutrition and Health series has as its overriding mission to provide health profession­ als with texts that are considered essential because each book includes: (1) a synthesis of the state of the science, (2) timely, in-depth reviews by the leading researchers in their respective fields, (3) extensive, up-to-date fully annotated reference lists, (4) a detailed index, (5) relevant tables and figures, (6) identification of paradigm shifts and the con­ sequences, (7) virtually no overlap of information between chapters, but targeted, inter­ chapterreferrals, (8) suggestions of areas for future research, and (9) balanced, data-driven answers to patient questions, which are based upon the totality of evidence rather than the findings of any single study. The series volumes are not the outcome of a symposium. Rather, each editor has the potential to examine a chosen area with a broad perspective, both in subject matter as well as in the choice of chapter authors. The international perspective, especially with regard to public health initiatives, is emphasized where appropriate.

• Calcium
• Diabetes
• Intervention
• Nutrition
• Public Health
• Vitamin A
• cancer
• cancer prevention

"This new text synthesizes a wealth of information on what is and what is not known about the benefits of nutritional strategies for the primary and secondary prevention of disease and the promotion of health. It could not be more timely. . .[it] helps establish the present state of knowledge, and thereby advances the art and science of preventive nutrition."-Foreword by Alfred Sommer, MD, MHS, Dean of the School of Hygiene and Public Health at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

"The research reviews are rigorous, balanced and critical. . .many of the chapters in this book are well worth reading. Reading the chapters as a whole is an interesting experience, taken together, they make a strong case for the importance of plant-based diets to health...the book is a useful reference."-American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

• SmithKline Beecham Consumer Healthcare, Parsippany, USA

  Adrianne Bendich

• Institute of Human Nutrition, Columbia University, New York, USA

  Richard J. Deckelbaum

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