Nutrients, Dietary Supplements, and Nutriceuticals (eBook)

Series Preface 6
Preface 12
Acknowledgments 16
Contents 18
Biography 22
Contributors 26
Introduction and Overview 32
Design of Economic Incentive Instruments in Nutrition Policy 33
Nutrition Policy for the Prevention of Disease: Issues of Cost- effectiveness 48
Economics of Food Fortification 59
The Economic Value of Dietary Supplements 69
Influences on Preventive Nutrition Strategies 82
The Economic Value of Dietary Supplements 83
Fruit and Vegetable Prices, Dietary Intakes and Income: Potential Cost Versus Benefit 89
The Role of Ethnicity in Shaping Dietary Patterns: A Review on the Social and Psychological Correlates of Food Consumption 100
Potential for Cost Effectiveness with Food Interventions 113
Low Cost Food, Recovery and Death in Malnourished Children 114
Using Price Incentives to Increase the Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables Among a Low- Income Population 128
Cost-Effectiveness of Nutritional Interventions for Bone Health in Children and Young Adults – What is Known and Where are the Gaps? 143
Economic Evaluation of Dental Caries Prevention Programs Using Milk and its Products as the Vehicle for Fluorides: Cost Versus Benefits 164
Antioxidant Nutrient and Bioactive Food Component Interactions: Potential Economic Benefits 182
Cost Effective Natural Antioxidants 183
Zinc Intervention Strategies: Costs and Health Benefits 208
Multifaceted Therapeutic Value of Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa L. – Malvaceae) 234
The Effectiveness and Economical Benefits of Cosmetic Treatments and Procedures Versus Natural Treatments and Life Style Changes 246
Economic Effects of Dietary Components in Disease and Prevention Therapy 275
Antiviral Potential of Vegetables: Can They be Cost- Effective Agents for Human Disease? 276
Citrus Products and Their Use Against Bacteria: Potential Health and Cost Benefits* 294
Potential Chemopreventive Effects of Fruits, Vegetables, and Spices Consumed in Mexico 304
Bioactive Nutritional Supplements for Chronic Kidney Disease: Potential Cost Benefits 318
Preoperative Immunonutrition: Cost–Benefit Analysis 332
Cost Effectiveness of Dietary Intervention in Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes 338
Nutritional Management of Hypertension: Cost Versus Benefit 339
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of the Mediterranean Diet for Persons after a Heart Attack 364
Nutrition and the Benefits of Early Interventions in Diabetes, Cardiovascular and Noncommunicable Diseases 379
Cost-Effectiveness of Glycemic Control 405
Benefits of Low Glycemic and High Satiety Index Foods for Obesity and Diabetes Control and Management 417
Importance and Benefits of Lifestyles Changes Versus Diabetes Drugs in Effective Management of Diabetes 439
Cost of Pycnogenol Supplementation and Traditional Diabetes Treatments per Unit of Improved Health Outcome 471
Pycnogenol Supplementation and Cardiovascular Health: Treatment and Cost- Benefit Analysis 480
Index 489