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UNINA9910446313903321 |
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Titolo |
Health benefits of organic food [[electronic resource] ] : effects of the environment / / edited by D. Ian Givens ... [et al.] |
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Wallingford, UK ; ; Cambridge, MA, : CABI, c2008 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-80161-5 |
9786611801618 |
1-84593-460-1 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (333 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Natural foods - Nutritional aspects |
Agriculture |
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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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Contents; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Organic Farming and Food Systems: Definitions and Key Characteristics; 2 The Health Benefits of n-3 Fatty Acids and Their Concentrations in Organic and Conventional Animal-derived Foods; 3 Environmental Impacts on the n-3 Content of Foods from Ruminant Animals; 4 Health Benefits and Selenium Content of Organic Versus Conventional Foods; 5 Environmental Impacts Concerning the Selenium Content of Foods; 6 Contaminants in Organic and Conventional Food: the Missing Link Between Contaminant Levels and Health Effects |
7 Mycotoxins in Organic and Conventional Foods and Effects of the Environment8 Human Pathogens in Organic and Conventional Foods and Effects of the Environment; 9 What Does Consumer Science Tell Us About Organic Foods?; 10 The Beneficial Effects of Dietary Flavonoids: Sources, Bioavailability and Biological Functions; 11 Environmental Regulation of Flavonoid Biosynthesis; 12 Nitrates in the Human Diet; 13 Impacts of Environment and Management on Nitrate in Vegetables and Water |
14 Effects of the Environment on the Nutritional Quality and Safety of Organically Produced Foods: Round-up and SummaryIndex |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Examines factors such as the role of certain nutrients in prevention and |
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