Antioxidants in Human Health and Disease (Cabi) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0851993346 ISBN 13: 9780851993348

Publisher: CABI Publishing, 1999

Synopsis

Antioxidants play an important role in the progression of major human degenerative diseases and conditions. This book covers antioxidants and their mechanisms of action; their role in a whole array of conditions including coronary heart disease, malignant disease, diabetes, cataracts, respiratory disease, cystic fibrosis, cognitive functions, and aging; their indicators for oxidative stress; and consumer issues. The majority of chapters have been developed from papers presented at the 6th World Congress in Clinical Nutrition, held in Banff, Canada, July 1997.

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Review:

"Basu (U. of Alberta), Norman J. Temple (Athabasca U.) and Manohar L. Garg (U. of Newcastle) present 31 contributions that discuss how antioxidants play an important role in the progression of major human degenerative diseases and conditions. Topics include antioxidants and their mechanisms of
action; their role in an array of conditions including diabetes, cataracts, cystic fibrosis, cognitive functions and ageing, and coronary heart, respiratory, and malignant diseases; indicators for oxidative stress; and consumer issues."--SciTech Book News
"Basu (U. of Alberta), Norman J. Temple (Athabasca U.) and Manohar L. Garg (U. of Newcastle) present 31 contributions that discuss how antioxidants play an important role in the progression of major human degenerative diseases and conditions. Topics include antioxidants and their mechanisms of
action; their role in an array of conditions including diabetes, cataracts, cystic fibrosis, cognitive functions and ageing, and coronary heart, respiratory, and malignant diseases; indicators for oxidative stress; and consumer issues."--SciTech Book News
"Basu (U. of Alberta), Norman J. Temple (Athabasca U.) and Manohar L. Garg (U. of Newcastle) present 31 contributions that discuss how antioxidants play an important role in the progression of major human degenerative diseases and conditions. Topics include antioxidants and their mechanisms of action; their role in an array of conditions including diabetes, cataracts, cystic fibrosis, cognitive functions and ageing, and coronary heart, respiratory, and malignant diseases; indicators for oxidative stress; and consumer issues."--SciTech Book News
"Basu (U. of Alberta), Norman J. Temple (Athabasca U.) and Manohar L. Garg (U. of Newcastle) present 31 contributions that discuss how antioxidants play an important role in the progression of major human degenerative diseases and conditions. Topics include antioxidants and their mechanisms of action; their role in an array of conditions including diabetes, cataracts, cystic fibrosis, cognitive functions and ageing, and coronary heart, respiratory, and malignant diseases; indicators for oxidative stress; and consumer issues."--SciTech Book News

Synopsis:

Antioxidants play an important role in the progression of major human degenerative diseases and conditions. This book covers antioxidants and their mechanisms of action, and their role in a variety of conditions, including: coronary heart disease, malignant disease, diabetes, cataracts, respiratory disease, cystic fibrosis, cognitive functions and ageing. It also covers their indicators for oxidative stress and their consumer issues. In 32 chapters contributed by specialists in antioxidants, the text provides a comprehensive and up-to-date survey of the topic. Most of the material has been developed from papers presented at the 6th World Congress in Clinical Nutrition, held in Banff, Canada in July 1997.

About this edition

• Publisher: CABI Publishing
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0851993346
• ISBN 13: 9780851993348
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 464
• Editor: Basu Tapan, Temple N., Garg Manohar L.