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| Series Editor's Introduction | p. vii |
| Foreword | p. xi |
| Preface | p. xiii |
| Contributors | p. xxi |
| Value-Added eBook/PDA | p. xxv |
| Preventive Nutrition Overview | |
| Preventive Nutrition: A Historic Perspective and Future Economic Outlook | p. 3 |
| Cancer Prevention | |
| Prevention of Cancers of the Esophagus and Stomach | p. 25 |
| Non-Nutritive Components in Foods as Modifiers of the Cancer Process | p. 55 |
| Dietary Supplements and Cancer Risk: Epidemiological Research and Recommendations | p. 89 |
| Soy Consumption and Cancer Prevention: A Critical Review | p. 123 |
| Tomato, Lycopene, and Prostate Cancer | p. 157 |
| Cardiovascular Disease Prevention | |
| Iron and Heart Disease: A Review of the Epidemiological Data | p. 173 |
| Homocysteine, Folic Acid, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk | |
| n-3 Fatty Acids from Fish and Plants: Primary and Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease | p. 221 |
| Antioxidant Vitamin Supplementation and Cardiovascular Disease | p. 245 |
| Health Effects of Trans Fatty Acids | p. 279 |
| Diabetes and Obesity | |
| Obesity and Insulin Resistance in Childhood and Adolescence | p. 293 |
| Prevention of Pediatric Obesity: Examining the Issues and Forecasting Research Directions | p. 321 |
| Can Childhood Obesity Be Prevented?: Preschool Nutrition and Obesity | p. 345 |
| Obesity and Chronic Disease: Impact of Weight Reduction | p. 383 |
| Bone Diseases | |
| Osteoarthritis: Role of Nutrition and Dietary Supplement Interventions | p. 405 |
| Calcium Requirements During Treatment of Osteoporosis in Women | p. 425 |
| Osteoporosis: Protein, Minerals, Vitamins, and Other Micronutrients | p. 433 |
| Prevention of Major Disabilities: Improvement in Health Outcomes | |
| Antioxidant Status and Risk for Cataract | p. 463 |
| Antioxidant Nutrients and Prevention of Oxidant-Mediated Diseases | p. 505 |
| Nutritional Supplements and Upper Respiratory Tract Illnesses in Young Children in the United States | p. 521 |
| Micronutrients and Immunity in Older People | p. 551 |
| Vitamin A and the Prevention of Morbidity, Mortality, and Blindness | p. 573 |
| Optimal Pregnancy/Infancy Outcomes | |
| Folic Acid-Containing Multivitamins and Primary Prevention of Birth Defects | p. 603 |
| Maternal Nutrition and Preterm Delivery | p. 629 |
| Dietary Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids for Optimal Neurodevelopment: Recommendations for Perinatal Nutrition | p. 665 |
| Micronutrient Deficiencies and Maternal Thinness: First Chain in the Sequence of Nutritional and Health Events in Economic Crises | p. 689 |
| Preventive Nutrition: Global Perspectives | |
| Potential Benefits of Preventive Nutrition Strategies: Lessons for the United States | p. 713 |
| Nutrition and Food Policy in Norway: Effects on Reduction of Coronary Heart Disease | p. 735 |
| Prevention of Malnutrition in Chile | p. 753 |
| Effect of Westernization of Nutritional Habits on Obesity Prevalence in Latin America: Analysis and Recommendations | p. 771 |
| Effects of Western Diet on Risk Factors of Chronic Diseases in Asia | p. 791 |
| Critical Issues for the 21st Century | |
| Alcohol: The Balancing Act | p. 807 |
| Influence of Medication on Nutritional Status | p. 833 |
| Health Claims for Foods and Dietary Supplements: Current and Emerging Policies | p. 869 |
| Teaching Preventive Nutrition in Medical Schools | p. 889 |
| Preventive Nutrition Throughout the Life Cycle: A Cost-Effective Approach to Improved Health | p. 901 |
| Related Readings | p. 923 |
| Web Sites of Interest | p. 927 |
| Index | p. 931 |
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Preventive Nutrition
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Pub. Date: 2010-04-19
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