| Carotenoids in Health and Disease Contributor(s): Krinsky, Norman I. (Editor), Mayne, Susan T. (Editor), Sies, Helmut (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0824754166 ISBN-13: 9780824754167 Publisher: CRC Press OUR PRICE: $332.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2004 Annotation: This stimulating reference studies the role of carotenoids in the prevention of chronic disease and reviews breakthrough studies from more than 40 field authorities on the latest biochemical research, as well as carotenoid absorption, transport, metabolism, and bioconversion to vitamin A. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Biochemistry - Medical | Diseases - Medical | Nutrition |
| Dewey: 612.015 |
| LCCN: 2005040473 |
| Series: Oxidative Stress and Disease |
| Physical Information: 1.41" H x 6.26" W x 9.2" (2.01 lbs) 592 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The first source to collect the latest evidence linking carotenoids to human health and disease, this stimulating reference studies the role of carotenoids in the prevention of chronic disease and reviews breakthrough studies from more than 40 field authorities on the latest research. The book reveals the most recent findings regarding the use of carotenoids in the prevention of cancers and sunburn, as well as eye, heart, vascular, and photosensitivity diseases, and evaluates the potential toxic effects of high-dose carotenoids in both smokers and drinkers. It also focuses on pioneering observations from observational epidemiological and clinical studies, as well as intervention trials on carotenoids. |