Preventive Nutrition

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xvi

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2. Cancer Prevention

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Diet and Childhood Cancer

      • Greta R. Bunin, Joan M. Cary

      Pages 3-20

   3. Prevention of Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Cancers

      • Elizabeth T. H. Fontham

      Pages 21-45

   4. Diet and Nutrition in the Etiology and Primary Prevention of Colon Cancer

      • Roberd M. Bostick

      Pages 47-96

   5. Preventive Nutrition and Lung Cancer

      • George W. Comstock, Kathy J. Helzlsouer

      Pages 97-129

   6. Nonnutritive Components in Foods as Modifiers of the Cancer Process

      • John A. Milner

      Pages 131-154

3. Cardiovascular Disease

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 155-155

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   2. Dietary Fat and Coronary Heart Disease

      • K. C. Hayes

      Pages 157-173

   3. Iron and Heart Disease

      • Christopher T. Sempos, Richard F. Gillum, Anne C. Looker

      Pages 175-189

   4. Homocysteine, Folic Acid, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk

      • Shirley A. A. Beresford, Carol J. Boushey

      Pages 191-219

   5. n-3 Fatty Acids from Fish and Plants

      • William E. Connor, Sonja L. Connor

      Pages 221-243

4. Prevention of Major Disabilities: Improvement in Health Outcomes

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 245-245

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   2. The Relationship Between Nutritional Factors and Age-Related Macular Degeneration

      • Shirley Hung, Johanna Seddon

      Pages 247-269

   3. Osteoporosis

      • Robert P. Heaney

      Pages 271-291

   4. Antioxidant Nutrients and Prevention of Oxidant-Mediated Diseases

      • Ronald Anderson

      Pages 293-306

   5. Micronutrients and Immunity in Older People

      • John D. Bogden, Donald B. Louria

      Pages 307-327

   6. Impact of Vitamin A on Immunity and Infection in Developing Countries

      • Richard D. Semba

      Pages 329-346

5. Optimal Pregnancy/Infancy Outcomes

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 347-347

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   2. Folic Acid-Containing Multivitamins and Primary Prevention of Birth Defects

      • Andrew E. Czeizel

      Pages 349-371

Nutrition has been recognized as a major determinant of health for centuries. Tradi­ tionally, nutritional sciences have primarily targeted the prevention of diseases resulting from clinical deficiencies of essential nutrients, such as scurvy and rickets. Contempo­ rary nutritional research has focused on the prevention of major diseases of Western civilization, particularly cardiovascular disease and cancer, as well as promoting mater­ nal and child health and healthy aging. Heart disease and cancer, which were rare in most developing countries several decades ago, are increasing dramatically in these countries, in parallel with economic development and dietary transitions, decreases in infectious diseases, and increasing sedentary lifestyle and obesity. Substantial evidence indicates major chronic diseases such as coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and some cancers are largely preventable by relatively simple diet and lifestyle modifications. Despite the great potential of nutrition in preventing diseases and improving health, nutrition is not routinely emphasized in the education and training of physicians and other health care professionals. This has resulted in inadequate nutritional knowledge and lack of skills in providing dietary counseling among many health care professionals. Further­ more, in the past decade, the public's access to nutritional information has been increas­ ing rapidly, particularly through the Internet. There are now hundreds of websites providing a wide range of nutritional information and selling numerous dietary products. Because of the explosion in nutritional information, the public's demand for nutritional advice has been increasing rapidly and will continue to rise.

• DNA
• Public Health
• Public Health Nutrition
• Vitamin
• Vitamin A
• cancer
• cancer prevention
• diabetes
• food
• infectious diseases
• micronutrient deficiency
• nutrition
• obesity
• plants
• prevention

"Preventive Nutrition, 2nd edition has expanded to keep abreast of recent developments in nutritional sciences, is an extremely important and timely resource for physicians and other health professionals to seek valuable nutritional information. . .[It} encompasses a broad range of topics, from cancer and cardiovascular disease to infectious disease in children, and from reproductive and prenatal nutrition to global public health nutrition strategies. This book is notable not only for its comprehensiveness but also its up-to-date scientific information. . .Many cutting-edge developments in nutrition and health are reviewed in detail. . .This book gives careful consideration to practical dietary recommendations for all relevant nutritional factors. . .The integration of theory and practice will undoubtedly benefit physicians and other health professionals in achieving a deeper understanding of nutritional sciences and providing dietary counseling. Drs. Bendich and Deckelbaum are to be commended for Preventive Nutrition, 2nd edition, which remains the most comprehensive and up-to-date textbook in the field."-Foreword by Frank B. Hu, MD, PhD, Harvard School of Public Health, and JoAnn E. Manson, MD, DrPH, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

"This book is recommended for the health professional as a readable, concise resource for up-to-date information."-American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

"...an outstanding book...a very important contribution that will be of great value to many healthcare workers in the US and abroad." 4 Stars!
-Doody's Health Sciences Book Review Journal

"Scientists and clinicians in the field of nutrition and related fields must own this book to have a truly complete library...provides a valuable resource to assess the latest thinking about a nutrient and health-risk reduction."
-American Scientist

"...an excellent source for the health care practitioner who wants to more clearly understand all the pertinent issues in nutrition as they relate to the current health of his or her patients." -Journal of the American College of Nutrition

"...an excellent resource for public health professionals looking for accurate, up-to-date and comprehensive information on current research and recommendations on nutrition in the prevention of disease and disability."
-Canadian Journal of Public Health

"...highly recommended..." -Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Reviews of the first edition:
"...an excellent source for the healthcare practitioner who wants to more clearly understand all the pertinent issues in nutrition as they relate to the current health of his or her patients...strongly recommend[ed] to anyone in the field of primary care or nutrition...for...quick reference." -Journal of the American College of Nutrition

"...easy to read...It could provide invaluable information to those developing nutrition intervention strategies and would make an invaluable resource to seek and purchase for reference libraries." -Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

"...this book is highly recommended, not only for its practical and objective coverage of many important nutritional and health issues, but also for the concise summaries and specific recommendations on them at the end of each chapter." -Food and Nutrition Bulletin

"This book should appeal to a broad audience of nutritionists, dietitians, healthcare providers, educators, and a substantial number of the lay public...The chapters generally have an abundance of tables and a modest number of figures that summarize the findings of a large number of scientific investigations....This is an outstanding book....It is a very important contribution that will be of great value to many healthcare workers in the U.S. and abroad. It serves as a milepost of important nutritional measures for the prevention of chronic disease."4 STARS-Doody's Health Science Book Review Journal

"...an excellent resource for public health professionals looking for accurate, up-to-date and comprehensive information on current research and recommendations on nutrition in the prevention of disease and disability." -Canadian Journal of Public Health

"...an important resource for physicians interested in nutrition...provides a scientific basis to evaluate the health claims of nutritional products [and] answer the nutritional inquiries of patients...nothing quite like it in scope and achievement for dealing with preventive nutrition." -Endocrinologist

"...should find a place on the bookshelves of all health professionals who recognise the role of diet in health promotion; in particular, dieticians, nutritionists and medical practitioners who are regularly faced with questions on nutrition and disease prevention." -South African Medical Journal

"Each chapter is well referenced...This book is recommended for the health professional as a readable, concise resource for up-to-date information." -American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

"This book is a comprehensive look at the prevention of disease through nutrition. The authors do a wonderful job summarizing the information offering straightforward recommendations." - E-Streams

• GlaxoSmithKline, Parsippany, USA

  Adrianne Bendich

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

  Richard J. Deckelbaum

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