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Wild-type Food in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention : The Columbus Concept
Wild-Type Food in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention: The Columbus Concept is one of the first books to focus on the role of omega-6/3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in unhealthy diets.
What does our nail tells us
A nail is a keratinized structure that protects the fingertip and the adjacent tissues from injuries. Abnormalities in the nail shape, attachment, surface and color can be occurred due to several conditions like dermatological disorders, systemic diseases, fungus, hereditary, drugs and malnutrition. Human nails may act as an indication and it is a very useful method for the treatment of various illnesses related to specific organ system such as renal system, pulmonary diseases, gastrointestinal disease, cardiovascular system, hematologic system, endocrine system, infectious disease, central nervous system, psychological disorders and autoimmune disorders.
Vitamin E in Human Health
Examines the role of vitamin E as an essential micronutrient in human health and its extensive clinical benefits. Sections cover a wide breadth of topics, including vitamin E intake and recommended daily allowance, understanding the biological activities of Vitamin E and observed physiological effects, benefits of vitamin E on upper respiratory infections, cardiovascular disease, age-related macular degeneration, Alzheimer’s disease, and intake safety. The text serves to emphasize the importance of vitamin E in relation to disease prevention as well as to raise awareness of the number of health conditions where an increased intake of vitamin E can be of potential significance. It explores vitamin E in an up-to-date, science based, applicable real-life perspective and offers pragmatic solutions for its safe and personalized use beyond the various methodological and statistical controversies.
Vitamin deficiency
Vitamin deficiency is the condition of a long-term lack of a vitamin. When caused by not enough vitamin intake it is classified as a primary deficiency, whereas when due to an underlying disorder such as malabsorption it is called a secondary deficiency. An underlying disorder may be metabolic – as in a genetic defect for converting tryptophan to niacin – or from lifestyle choices that increase vitamin needs, such as smoking or drinking alcohol. Governments guidelines on vitamin deficiencies advise certain intakes for healthy people, with specific values for women, men, babies, the elderly, and during pregnancy or breastfeeding. Many countries have mandated vitamin food fortification programs to prevent commonly occurring vitamin deficiencies. Conversely hypervitaminosis refers to symptoms caused by vitamin intakes in excess of needs, especially for fat-soluble vitamins that can accumulate in body tissues.
Vitamin D ; 2-Vol. Set ; 3rd Ed.
Includes over 100 chapters covering everything from chemistry and metabolism to mechanisms of action, diagnosis and management, new analogs, and emerging therapies. This complete reference works is a must-have resource for anyone working in endocrinology, osteology, bone biology, or cancer research.
Vegetative powers : The roots of life in ancient, medieval and early modern natural philosophy
The volume analyzes the natural philosophical accounts and debates concerning the vegetative powers, namely nutrition, growth, and reproduction. While principally focusing on the early modern approaches to the lower functions of the soul, readers will discover the roots of these approaches back to the Ancient times, as the volume highlights the role of three strands that help shape the study of life in the Medieval and early modern natural philosophies. From late antiquity to the early modern period, the vegetative soul and its cognate concepts have played a substantial role in specifying life, living functions, and living bodies, sometimes blurring the line between living and non-living nature, and, at other moments, resulting in a strong restriction of life to a mechanical system of operations and powers. Unearthing the history of the vegetative soul as a shrub of interconnected concepts, the 24 contributions of the volume fill a crucial gap in scholarship, ultimately outlining the importance of vegetal processes of incessant proliferation, generation, and organic growth as the roots of life in natural philosophical interpretations.
Understanding nutrition
presents the core information of an introductory nutrition course for majors, with active learning that prepares students for their future careers. An overarching goal of the text is to help readers learn to distinguish valid nutrition information from misinformation. In addition to providing accurate information, the text encourages readers to understand the connections between concepts, evaluate the pros and cons of an argument, detect inconsistencies and errors, solve problems, and identify the relevance of information.
Transforming Food Systems for a Rising India
This book examines India’s economic development, agricultural production, and nutrition through the lens of a “Food Systems Approach (FSA).” Despite economic progress, regional inequality, food insecurity and malnutrition persist. Simultaneously, recent trends in obesity and micro-nutrient deficiency indicate a future public health crisis. This book explores the challenges and opportunities to achieve a nutrition-secure future through diversified production systems, improved health and hygiene and greater individual capability to access a balanced diet. Within the context of developing countries, they highlight India’s status as an outlier regarding high levels of stunting and global trends in obesity. This book discusses the policy and institutional interventions needed to promote a nutrition-sensitive food system and the multi-sectoral strategies needed to address malnutrition in India.
Traité de nutrition artificielle de ladulte = Adult artificial nutrition treatise
Takes into account the recent expansion of knowledge of the relationship between nutrition and prognosis in many areas of pathology. It will provide the most demanding specialist with the synthesis of current knowledge in fields which have been profoundly changed and enriched in recent years, in particular in the field of the management of malnutrition in hospitals. Working and reference tool, teaching and training tool, this book will provide essential help to all those who are concerned with clinical nutrition and metabolism: doctors (anesthetists-resuscitators, nutritionists, gastroenterologists, nephrologists, pulmonologists, cardiologists, oncologists, geriatricians, neurologists, surgeons, internists), pharmacists, biologists and dieticians.
Toxicity of food additives
Different types of additives are added to food products to achieve desired characteristics like taste, preservation, and sweetening. The food additives are specially screened for cytotoxicity, genotoxicity, mutagenicity, and hepatotoxicity by various methods.
Therapeutic approaches in cancer treatment
A unique blend of structured information covering a broad area relevant to cancer therapeutics.This book comprises fourteen chapters covering cancer genomic approaches for cancer treatment, traditional modalities, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, hormonal therapy, immunotherapy, oncolytic virotherapy, which is another emerging field. Furthermore, it also covers targeted therapies in personalized medicine, which is again an emerging yet promising field for cancer treatment. Use of nanocarriers in the cancer treatment is another important aspect which is a developing thrive. This book is also unique about in covering psychological elements in cancer treatments and providing knowledge for nutritional assessments in cancer treatment. The book has very good text highlighting the important features with a blend of traditional and emerging treatment modalities. Furthermore, chemoresistance development and challenges it poses in cancer treatment along with the pharmacogenetics of anticancer drug, which is way important for the clinicians to understand for their individual patients, associated toxicities, and clinical responses to a particular drug.
The Welfare of Sheep
The book begins with a discussion of current welfare thinking and how this might be relevant to sheep husbandry. The adaptations of wild sheep to diverse environments, and how their behaviour and physiology has developed to deal with these conditions is described and compared to conditions in modern sheep husbandry. The varied welfare demands of disease, nutrition and metabolism, farming systems and management practices are then discussed by specialists in those areas. The book concludes by considering the economics of improved welfare, and by describing breeding goals and new challenges and opportunities for good sheep husbandry. This book will be of interest to students and academics in animal welfare, animal production, and veterinary medicine, and those with a particular interest in or concern for sheep.
The welfare of horses
This book describes the development of horse behaviour, and the way in which the management of horses today affects their welfare. Horses for sport, companionship and work are considered and ways of improving their welfare by better training and management is described. The book assesses welfare, nutrition, and behaviour problems with horses.
The Welfare of Dogs
Animal welfare is attracting increasing interest worldwide, but particularly from those in developed countries, who now have the knowledge and resources to be able to offer the best management systems for their farm animals, as well as potentially being able to offer plentiful resources for companion, zoo and laboratory animals. The increased attention given to farm animal welfare in the West derives largely from the fact that the relentless pursuit of financial reward and efficiency has led to the development of intensive animal production systems, that challenge the conscience of many consumers in those countries.
The Welfare of Cattle
Animal welfare is attracting increasing interest worldwide, but particularly from those in developed countries, who now have the knowledge and resources to be able to offer the best management systems for their farm animals, as well as potentially being able to offer plentiful resources for companion, zoo and laboratory animals. The increased attention given to farm animal welfare in the West derives largely from the fact that the relentless pursuit of financial reward and efficiency has led to the development of intensive animal production systems that challenge the conscience of many consumers in those countries. In developing countries, human survival is still a daily uncertainty, so that provision for animal welfare has to be balanced against human welfare. Welfare is usually provided for only if it supports the output of the animal, be it food, work, clothing, sport or companionship. In re- ity, there are resources for all if they are properly husbanded in both developing and developed countries. The inequitable division of the world’s riches creates physical and psychological poverty for humans and animals alike in many parts of the world.
The Role of Smallholder Farms in Food and Nutrition Security
Discusses the current role of smallholders in connection with food security and poverty reduction in developing countries. It addresses the opportunities they enjoy, and the constraints they face, by analysing the availability, access to and utilization of production factors.
The role of nutrition in preventing chronic diseases
The importance of nutrition in the prevention of chronic disease has been recognized for some time in the global community. In developing countries, the problem is sometimes referred to as double burden of disease, where malnutrition exists in the company of growing rates of lifestyle related diseases such as obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The frontiers of science have brought forth new understanding of the links between early under-nutrition and the later development of chronic lifestyle related disease, challenging the nutrition scientist and practitioner to evaluate practice to better support health throughout the life course...
The Potato Crop : Its Agricultural, Nutritional and Social Contribution to Humankind
This book provides a fresh, updated and science-based perspective on the current status and prospects of the diverse array of topics related to the potato, and was written by distinguished scientists with hands-on global experience in research aspects related to potato.
The Pain Management Workbook : Powerful CBT and Mindfulness Skills to Take Control of Pain and Reclaim Your Life
You'll find a comprehensive outline of this effective biopsychosocial approach, as well as scientifically supported interventions rooted in cognitive- behavioral therapy (CBT), mindfulness, and neuroscience to help you take control of your pain--and your life! You'll learn strategies for creating a pain plan for home and work, reducing reliance on medications, and breaking the pain cycle. Also included are tips for improving sleep, nutrition for pain, methods for resuming valued activities, and more.
The Long-Term Fertilization Trials in Halle (Saale) : A Tool for Sustainable and Environmentally Compatible Land Management - Contributions of Plant Nutrition Science in Halle 13
With the “eternal rye” experiment, laid out by Julius Kühn in 1878, the Institute of Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences of the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg has the second oldest long-term fertilization trial of the world after Rothamstedt (UK). In addition, four more long-term fertilization experiments as well as one soil development trial exist in Halle, all founded by Karl Schmalfuß in 1948/49. Wolfgang Merbach and Annette Deubel summarize the most important results and draw conclusions for the continuation of these internationally important experiments.
