Modern Nutrition
Nutrition and AIDS
2nd Edition
Edited
By Ronald Ross Watson
September 19, 2000
Evidence shows that nutritional supports can help maintain health in the HIV-infected patient by replacing lost nutrients, compensating for nutritional damage done by the retrovirus-induced immunodeficiency, and stimulating the remaining immune system and cells for better host defenses.This new ...
Coenzyme Q: Molecular Mechanisms in Health and Disease
1st Edition
Edited
By Valerian E. Kagan, Peter J. Quinn
August 30, 2000
Since its discovery in 1957, Coenzyme Q has piqued the interest of scientists from a wide range of disciplines because of its bioenergetics, vitamin-like behavior, and interactions with antioxidant vitamins E and C. Coenzyme Q: Molecular Mechanisms in Health and Disease is a comprehensive treatise ...
Advanced Human Nutrition
1st Edition
By Robert E.C. Wildman, Denis M. Medeiros
August 23, 1999
This text begins with an in-depth overview into the human organism at the molecular, cellular, tissue and organ levels, and develops into a discussion of the objectives and features of organ systems of the evolved human. The book also covers the relationship between the human body and the ...
Laboratory Tests for the Assessment of Nutritional Status
2nd Edition
By Howerde E. Sauberlich
July 27, 1999
Proper nutrition is the single most important component of preventative health care. Heart disease, diabetes, and other ailments are all linked to dietary habits. Accurate nutritional assessment can be a matter of life or death. Laboratory Tests for the Assessment of Nutritional Status explores the...
Nutrients and Foods in Aids
1st Edition
Edited
By Ronald R. Watson
May 13, 1998
Lack of proper nutrition can severely impact the immune system, especially when it is already compromised. This book defines recent advances in understanding the nutritional deficiencies found in AIDS and HIV-positive patients. It explores the scientific knowledge of how nutritional and dietary ...
Antioxidants and Disease Prevention
1st Edition
By Harinder Garewal
April 03, 1997
The role of antioxidants and other nutritional agents in disease prevention is a widely discussed subject, attracting attention from professionals in all areas of medicine. This often-debated and rapidly evolving area of medicine could have important implications for how diseases are treated....
Nutrition and HealthTopics and Controversies
1st Edition
By Felix Bronner
August 16, 1995
Nutrition and Health: Topics and Controversies explores in detail the relationship between diet, nutritional status, and disease, and evaluates nutritional practices intended to minimize the incidence of and slow the progress of major chronic illnesses. National trends in nutritional awareness and ...
Childhood Nutrition
1st Edition
By Fima Lifshitz
November 28, 1994
An invaluable resource, Childhood Nutrition provides accurate facts on current concepts in pediatric nutrition, including theories of nutrition in the pathophysiology of disease and in developing nutritional healthcare plans. Written by an outstanding group of specialists, each chapter is ...