Bioactive Food As Dietary Interventions for the Aging Population: Bioactive Foods in Chronic Disease States - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 0123971551 ISBN 13: 9780123971555

Casa editrice: Academic Pr, 2012

Riassunto

Bioactive Food as Dietary Interventions for the Aging Population presents scientific evidence of the impact bioactive foods can have in the prevention and mediation of age related diseases. Written by experts from around the world, this volume provides important information that will not only assist in treatment therapies, but inspire research and new work related to this area.

• Focuses on the role of bioactive foods in addressing chronic conditions associated with aging and senescence
• Important information for developing research on this rapidly growing population representing an increasingly significant financial burden
• Documents foods that can affect metabolic syndrome and ways the associated information could be used to understand other diseases, which share common etiological pathways.

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L'autore:

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.

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Su questa edizione

• Editore: Academic Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0123971551
• ISBN 13: 9780123971555
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 493
• Redattore: Watson Ronald Ross, Preedy Victor R.