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Record Nr.

UNINA9910297440203321

Titolo

Vegetarian and plant-based diets in health and disease prevention / / edited by François Mariotti

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, England : , : Academic Press, , 2017

©2017

ISBN

0-12-803969-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (889 pages) : illustrations, tables

Disciplina

613.262

Soggetti

Vegetarianism - Health aspects

Health promotion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Setting the scene : general features associated with vegetarian diets -- pt. 2. Setting the scene ; specific dietary characteristics of vegetarian diet and their relation to health -- pt. 3. The relations between vegetarian diets and health and disease -- pt. 4. Life events -- pt. 5. Nutrients and other substances intake and status.

Sommario/riassunto

"Vegetarian and Plant-Based Diets in Health and Disease Prevention examines the science of vegetarian and plant-based diets and their nutritional impact on human health. This book assembles the science related to vegetarian and plant-based diets in a comprehensive, balanced, single reference that discusses both the overall benefits of plant-based diets on health and the risk of disease and issues concerning the status in certain nutrients of the individuals, while providing overall consideration to the entire spectrum of vegetarian diets" --