Antioxidants in Nutrition, Health, and Disease
Seiten
1995
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-854902-4 (ISBN)
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-854902-4 (ISBN)
A basic introduction to free radicals and antioxidant defenses of the body, with particular emphasis on the relation between free radicals, antioxidant nutrients, and human disease. The book is intended for non-experts in the field who require clarification about nutrition-related issues.
In recent years, there has been an explosion of interest about the use of `antioxidant' nutritional supplements. Do they really defend the body against diseases? Should we all be taking vitamin E, vitamin C, or more of certain polyunsaturated fats?
Written by two leading experts in the field of free radicals in biology and medicine, this book unravels the confusion caused by many nutrition-related claims, and clarifies the situation over whether maintaining high intakes of vitamins, minerals, and other food consituents really does help protect against life-threatening diseases.
In recent years, there has been an explosion of interest about the use of `antioxidant' nutritional supplements. Do they really defend the body against diseases? Should we all be taking vitamin E, vitamin C, or more of certain polyunsaturated fats?
Written by two leading experts in the field of free radicals in biology and medicine, this book unravels the confusion caused by many nutrition-related claims, and clarifies the situation over whether maintaining high intakes of vitamins, minerals, and other food consituents really does help protect against life-threatening diseases.
John M. C. Gutteridge is Professor at the National Heart and Lung Hospital's Critical Care Unit. Barry Halliwell is Professor at the University of California's Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, and the University of London's Department of Medical Biochemistry.
i) Oxygen, the breath of life or oxygen, the first toxic oxidizing air pollutant ; ii) Metals and oxygen: Respiration, oxidation, and oxygen toxicity ; iii) Antioxidants: elixirs of life or media hype ; v) Oxidative stress ; vi) Free radicals and antioxidants in ageing and disease: Fact or fantasy? ; vii) Free radicals and cardiovascular disease
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 2.3.1995 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | black and white photographs, line figures and tables |
| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 134 x 203 mm |
| Gewicht | 273 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe ► Diätassistenz / Ernährungsberatung | |
| Studium ► 1. Studienabschnitt (Vorklinik) ► Physiologie | |
| Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Hygiene / Mikrobiologie / Virologie | |
| Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Pharmakologie / Toxikologie | |
| Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Prävention / Gesundheitsförderung | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-854902-4 / 0198549024 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-854902-4 / 9780198549024 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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