Bioactive Food as Dietary Interventions for Liver and Gastrointestinal Disease: Bioactive Foods in Chronic Disease States - Couverture rigide

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ISBN 10 : 0123971543 ISBN 13 : 9780123971548

Editeur : Academic Press Inc, 2012

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Biographie de l'auteur :

Ronald Ross Watson, PhD, is Professor of Health Promotion Sciences at the University of Arizona, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health. Dr. Watson began his research in public health at the Harvard School of Public Health as a Fellow in 1971 doing field work on vaccines in Saudi Arabia. He has done clinical studies in Colombia, Iran, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United States which provides a broad international view of public health. He has served in the military reserve hospital for 17 years with extensive training in medical responses to disasters as the chief biochemistry officer of a general hospital, retiring as a Lt. Colonel. He is a distinguished member of several national and international nutrition, immunology, and cancer societies. Dr. Watson’s career has involved studying many lifestyle aspects for their uses in health promotion. He has edited over 100 biomedical reference books and 450 papers and chapters. His teaching and research focuses on alcohol, tobacco, and drugs of abuse in heart function and disease in mouse models.

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Bioactive Food as Dietary Interventions for Liver and Gastrointestinal Disease provides valuable insights for those seeking nutritional treatment options for those suffering from liver and/or related gastrointestinal disease including Crohn’s, allergies, and colitis among others. Information is presented on a variety of foods including herbs, fruits, soy and olive oil. This book serves as a valuable resource for researchers in nutrition, nephrology, and gastroenterology.

• Addresses the most positive results from dietary interventions using bioactive foods to impact diseases of the liver and gastrointestinal system, including reduction of inflammation, improved function, and nutritional efficiency
• Presents a wide range of liver and gastrointestinal diseases and provides important information for additional research
• Associated information can be used to understand other diseases, which share common etiological pathways

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Academic Press Inc
• Date d'édition: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0123971543
• ISBN 13: 9780123971548
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 802
• Éditeur: Watson Ronald Ross, Preedy BSc PhD DSc FRSB FRSPH FRCPath FRSC Victor R