Preventive nutrition : the comprehensive guide for health professionals / Adrianne Bendich, Richard J. Deckelbaum, editors.

Cham : Humana Press, [2015]

xxxiii, 909 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 26 cm.

Fifth edition.

Global issues. Preventive nutrition : from public to personal recommendations and approaches to behavior change / Sara C. Folta, Alison G.M. Brown, and Jeffrey B. Blumberg -- Public health benefits of preventive nutrition : global perspective / Walter C. Willett -- Nutritional and dietary supplements : code or concern / Roger Clemens and Peter Pressman -- The trans Pacific partnership : global nutrition at risk / Henry Greenberg and Stephanie Shiau -- Nutrient density and health : how to develop global nutrient density metrics / Adam Drewnowski -- The influence of polypharmacy on nutrition / Korinne M. Piccolo and Joseph I. Boullata -- Diet-gene interactions : haptoglobin genotype and nutrient status / Leah E. Cahill and Eric B. Rimm -- Cancer prevention. The role of diet and nutrition in lung cancer / Anthony J. Alberg and John M. Wrangle -- Epigenetics of endocrine tumors in women and dietary prevention / Donato F. Romagnolo and Ornella I. Selmin -- The role of nutrition and diet in prostate cancer / Yin Cao, Lorelei Mucci, and Edward Giovannucci -- Dietary supplements and cancer risk : epidemiologic research and recommendations / Rebecca L. Sedjo, Marian L. Neuhouser, and Cheryl L. Rock -- Nonnutritive components in foods and cancer risk / Lauren E. Conlon and John W. Erdman Jr. -- Cardiovascular disease prevention. Diet quality and cardiovascular disease prevention / Janice L. Atkins and S. Goya Wannamethee -- n-3 and n-6 fatty acids reduce risk for cardiovascular disease / William S. Harris -- Trans fatty acids : a summary of the evidence relating consumption to cardiovascular outcomes and the efficacy of prevention policy to reduce levels in the food supply / Shauna M. Downs, Sarah Loehr, and Jason H.Y. Wu -- Nutrition aspects of stroke prevention / Katherine Patton and Mandy L. Corrigan -- B vitamins influence vascular cognitive impairment / Tammy M. Scott, Kristen E. D'Anci, and Irwin H. Rosenberg -- Diabetes and obesity. Childhood obesity : new paradigms on susceptibility, co-morbidities, and interventions / Estehr Granot -- The women's health initiative : lessons fro preventive nutrition / Cynthia A. Thomson, Marian L. Neuhouser, and Shirley A.A. Beresford -- Role of fiber in the prevention of type 2 diabetes / Mark L. Dreher -- Nutrition issues and recommendations in the management of diabetes and prediabetes in older adults / Barbara Stetson, Stephanie McDonough, and Sri Prakash Mokshagundam -- The effects of diabetes and obesity on the skeleton / Jessica Furst, John P. Bilezikian, and Mishaela R. Rubin -- Nutritional concerns for bariatric surgery / Sue A. Shapses, Tara Mauro, and Robert E. Brolin -- Composition, production, consumption, and health effects of added sugars / James M. Rippe and John S. White -- Low calorie sweeteners and weight management / Danielle Greenberg, Richard Black, and Catherine Cioffi -- Prevention of major disabilities : geriatrics. Diet, osteoporosis, and fracture prevention : the totality of the evidence / Laura A.G. Armas and Robert P. Heaney -- Optimizing nutrition to delay age related macular degeneration / Molly Schleicher, Elizabeth Whitcomb, and Allen Taylor -- Micronutrients and immunity in older people / John D. Bogden and Donald B. Louria -- Prevention of major disabilities : adults and children. Gastric acid secretions, treatments, and nutritional consequences / Ronti Zilberboim and Adrianne Bendich -- The impact of micronutrients on inflammation and health in low- and middle-income countries / Ian Darnton-Hill, Faruk Ahmed, and Samir Samman -- HIV and nutrition / Murugi Ndirangu and Kevin A. Sztam -- Folic acid during pregnancy may reduce the risk of certain types of severe congenital heart defects : time for action? / Andrew E. Czeizel -- Maternal nutrition and preterm delivery / Theresa O. Scholl and Xinhua Chen -- Linking prenatal nutrition to adult mental health / David St. Clair and Ezra Susser -- Nutrition transitions around the world. Nutritional habits and obesity in Latin America : an analysis of the region / Nicole Figari, Oscar Castillo, and Jaime Rozowski -- Sodium consumption in southeast Asia : an updated review of intake levels and dietary sources in six countries / Maria Sofia Amarra and Geok Lin Khor -- The role of food security in preventing the rise of nutritional double burden in low-income countries / Andrew D. Jones -- Role of the food and supplement industries in human health / Michael I. McBurney and Eric D. Ciappio -- Supplementation : its evolving role in prevention / Bruce P. Daggy and Francis C. Lau -- The role of preventive nutrition in clinical practice / Atheer Yacoub and Wahida Karmally -- Appendix A : recommended books and websites -- Appendix B : other relevant volumes -- Appendix C : websites of interest -- Appendix D : table of contents from editions 1 to 4 and contents of primary and secondary edition.

Includes bibliographical references and index.