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Record Nr.

UNINA9910437986703321

Titolo

Bioactive dietary factors and plant extracts in dermatology / / Ronald Ross Watson, Sherma Zibadi, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer, 2013

ISBN

1-283-91215-5

1-62703-167-7

Edizione

[1st ed. 2013.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (538 p.)

Collana

Nutrition and health series

Altri autori (Persone)

WatsonRonald R (Ronald Ross)

ZibadiSherma

Disciplina

616.50654

Soggetti

Skin - Cancer

Functional foods - Therapeutic use

Cancer - Prevention

Dietary supplements - Therapeutic use

Cancer - Diet therapy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. I. Overview -- pt. II. Dietary nutrients and skin -- pt. III. Plant and plant components and skin care -- pt. IV. Dietary components and skin health -- pt. V. Essential nutrients and skin cancer -- pt. VI. Dietary components and skin cancer -- pt. VII. Plants and plant components and non-cancerous skin diseases.

Sommario/riassunto

The role of Bioactive Dietary Factors and Plant Extracts in Preventive Dermatology provides current and concise scientific appraisal of the efficacy of foods, nutrients, herbs, and dietary supplements in preventing dermal damage and cancer as well as improving skin health.  This important new volume reviews and presents new hypotheses and conclusions on the effects of different bioactive foods and their components derived particularly from vegetables, fruits, and herbs.  Primary emphasis is on treatment and prevention of dermal damage focusing on skin cancers with significant health care costs and mortality. Bioactive Dietary Factors and Plant Extracts in Preventive Dermatology brings together expert clinicians and researchers working on the different aspects of supplementation, foods, and plant extracts



and nutrition and skin health. Their expertise provides the most current knowledge in the field and will serve as the foundation for advancing future research. .