Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals in Cancer Prevention (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Watson, Ronald Ross

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Cancer is a leading cause of death among adults but research shows that the chances of developing cancer can be reduced by lifestyle changes. Increasing numbers of people use dietary vegetables, medicinal herbs, and plant extracts to prevent or treat cancer. Their availability as "over the counter" supplements has contributed to an explosion in the use of herbal extracts and related compounds for health enhancement. This vital resource brings together the worlds leading experts' research, their conclusions and recommendations on functional foods and nutraceuticals in the prevention and treatment of cancer. Research professionals, academics, hospital-based dietitians, nutritionists, oncology physicians, cancer researchers, marketers and food and drug officials are just a few of the key people who need this book.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Februar 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780470290088
• Artikelnr.: 38209491

Autorenporträt

Erica Unique is a mother of two handsome twins. She's been writing unpublished material since a young girl. Children books are one of her favorite genres to write. She bases them mainly on her son's childhood. Erica Unique's education has provided many opportunities for her to continue on with her writing journey. She has giving back to different communities. Her family is her inspiration and motivation. When she's not writing, the remaining of her time is spend with her twin boys, nieces, mother and sister. Other talents she has are making custom handmade crafts, dancing, being the family comedian, photography, baking, being the number one top chef at home (and I guess the US) and writing unpublished hit tv/movie scripts. All while running a small business.

Inhaltsangabe

Contirbutors.
Preface.
Acknowledgments.
Part I. Approaches to Cancer Prevention: Role of Nutrition.
1. Antioxidents as Cancer Therapies.
2. Cancer and Nutrition.
3. Vitimin E in Cancer Prevention and Treatment.
4. Chemical Versus Food Forms of Selenium in Cancer Prevention.
5. Nutients to Stimulate Cellular Immunity: Role in cancer Prevention and
Therepy.
6. Nutrition and Skin Cancer Risk Prevention.
7. Nutritional Startegies for the Prevention of Cervical Cancer. 
Part II. Fruits, Vegetables, and Herbs in Cancer Prevention.
8. Tomato and Cancer.
9. The Role of Dietary Fiber in Colon cancer Prevention.
10. Soy Food and Breast cancer.
11. Prevention and Therepeutic Effects of Dietary Phytochemicals on Cancer
Development.
12. Phytomedicines and Cancer Prevention.
13. Phytoesrogens and Cancer.
14. Herbals and Cancer Prevention.
15. Cruciferous Vegetables and Cancer Prevention.
16. Breast Cancer Prevention.
Index.