Nutritional Health: Strategies for Disease Prevention

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Front Matter....Pages i-xvi Nutrition Advocacy for Better Health....Pages 1-11 Population Nutrition, Health Promotion, and Government Policy....Pages 13-29 Calcium Intake and the Prevention of Chronic Disease....Pages 31-50 Sodium and Other Dietary Factors in Hypertension....Pages 51-57 Proper Nutritional Habits for Reducing the Risk of Cancer....Pages 59-74 Health Benefits of Soy Isoflavones....Pages 75-88 Antioxidants in Health and Disease....Pages 89-100 Dietary Antioxidants and Protection from Coronary Heart Disease....Pages 101-120 Dietary Fat, Blood Lipids, and Coronary Heart Disease Risk....Pages 121-134 Current Theories Regarding the Influence of Diet and the Control of Obesity....Pages 135-150 Homocysteine, Diet, and Cardiovascular Disease....Pages 151-166 Medical Nutrition Therapy for Diabetes....Pages 167-193 Health Aspects of Fish and n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids from Plant and Marine Origin....Pages 195-206 Optimizing Nutrition for Exercise and Sport....Pages 207-235 Health Promoting Herbs as Useful Adjuncts to Prevent Chronic Diseases....Pages 237-252 Fetal Nutrition and Cardiovascular Disease in Adult Life....Pages 253-268 Impact of Nutritional Epidemiology....Pages 269-287 Use of Biotechnology to Improve Food Production and Quality....Pages 289-298 Nutrition on the Internet....Pages 299-313 Nutrition in the 21 st Century....Pages 315-323 Back Matter....Pages 325-336