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UNINA9910410650703321 |
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Titolo |
Antioxidants in health and disease / / edited by Antonis Zampelas, Renata Micha |
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Boca Raton, FL : , : CRC Press, , [2015] |
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©2015 |
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ISBN |
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1-000-21902-X |
0-429-19032-8 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (324 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Antioxidants - Health aspects |
Antioxidants - Physiological effect |
Antioxidants - Therapeutic use |
Medicine, Preventive |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Editors; Contributors; Chapter 1: Reactive Oxygen Species : Production, Regulation, and Essential Functions; Chapter 2: Major Dietary Antioxidants and Their Food Sources; Chapter 3: Oxidative Stress in Pregnancy; Chapter 4: The Role of Antioxidants in Children's Growth and Development; Chapter 5: Adulthood and Old Age; Chapter 6: Smoking, Oxidative Stress, and Antioxidant Intake; Chapter 7: Physical Exercise; Chapter 8: Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke; Chapter 9: Diabetes; Chapter 10: Cancer |
Chapter 11: Antioxidants in Neurodegeneration : Truth or Myth?Chapter 12: Gastrointestinal Disorders; Chapter 13: Antioxidants in Obesity and Inflammation; Chapter 14: Modulation of Immune Response by Antioxidants; Chapter 15: HIV/AIDS; Chapter 16: Role of Herbs and Spices : In Health and Longevity and in Disease; Back Cover |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Antioxidants in Health and Disease discusses the effects of dietary antioxidants and antioxidant supplementation in humans. It reviews the latest evidence-based research in the area, principally through |
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prospective cohort studies and randomized controlled trials.The book assesses major dietary antioxidants and discusses their use in diseases such as cancer, diabetes, stroke, coronary heart disease, HIV/AIDS, and neurodegenerative and immune diseases. The use of antioxidants in health is also discussed along with common adverse effects associated with antioxidant use.Separating myth from fact, |
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