Title: Vegetables, fruits, and herbs in health promotion /
Authors: Watson, Ronald R.
Publisher: CRC Press,
Year: 2001
Subjects: Phytotherapy; Vegetables in human nutrition.; Fruit.; Herbs Therapeutic use; Functional foods.; Phytochemicals Health aspects.; Health promotion.; Micronutrients therapeutic use; Vegetables; Fruit; Health Promotion; Diet; Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; Food; Herbal Medicine
Contents: Ch. 1. Effect of Dietary Phytochemicals on Cancer Development / Ali Reza Waladkhani and Michael Roland Clemens -- Ch. 2. Bioavailability of Carotenoids from Vegetables versus Supplements / Etor E.K. Takyi -- Ch. 3. Japanese Vegetable Juice, Aojiru, and Cellular Immune Response for Health Promotion / Satoru Moriguchi, Tomoko Taka and Yuko Yamamoto / [and others] -- Ch. 4. Tomatoes and Health Promotion / Patrizia Riso and Marisa Porrini -- Ch. 5. Phytomedicines: Creating Safer Choices / Piergiorgio Pietta -- Ch. 6. Fruit and Vegetable Micronutrients in Diseases of the Eye / Hubert T. Greenway and Steven G. Pratt -- Ch. 7. Nutrients and Vegetables in Skin Protection / Jeongmin Lee and Ronald R. Watson -- Ch. 8. Vitamins and Micronutrients in Aging and Photoaging Skin / Hubert T. Greenway and Steven G. Pratt -- Ch. 9. Soy Foods and Health Promotion / James W. Anderson, Belinda M. Smith and Kimberly A. Moore / [and others] -- Ch. 10. Fruits and Vegetables and the Prevention of Oxidative DNA Damage / Kim L. O'Neill, Stephen W. Standage and Bronwyn G. Hughes / [et al.] -- Ch. 11. Health Benefits of Fruits and Vegetables: The Protective Role of Phytonutrients / John A. Wise -- Ch. 12. Herbal Remedies that Promote Health and Prevent Disease / Winston J. Craig -- Ch. 13. Garlic and Health / Walt Jones and Richard J. Goebel -- Ch. 14. Some Aspects of the Mediterranean Diet / Iman A. Hakim -- Ch. 15. Gastrointestinal Nutritional Problems in the Aged: Role of Vegetable and Fruit Use / B.S. Ramakrishna -- Ch. 16. Health Benefits of Cranberries and Related Fruits / Martin Starr and Marge Leahy -- Ch. 17. Diet and Carcinogenesis / Cindy D. Davis -- Ch. 18. Raw Food Diets: Health Benefits and Risks / Ingrid Hoffmann and Claus Leitzmann -- Ch. 19. Effect of Nutrition on Stress Management / Ali Reza Waladkhani and Michael Roland Clemens -- Ch. 20. Legal Developments in Marketing Foods with Health Claims in the United States / Paul M. Hyman.