Bioactive Dietary Factors and Plant Extracts in Dermatology (Nutrition and Health)

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. Front Matter....Pages i-xxv Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Mediterranean Diet and Skin Health....Pages 3-14 Immune-Mediated Disorders of Skin: Role of Dietary Factors and Plant Extracts?....Pages 15-25 UV Irradiations, Micronutrient Supplementation, and Cutaneous Health: Overview....Pages 27-37 Skin Health and Metabolic Complications....Pages 39-47 Probiotics and Skin Health....Pages 49-58 Front Matter....Pages 59-59 Vitamin C ( l -Ascorbic Acid): Antioxidant Involved in Skin Care....Pages 61-66 Omega 3 Fatty Acids in Psoriasis....Pages 67-71 Arginine Derived Nitric Oxide: Key to Healthy Skin....Pages 73-82 Taurine (2-Aminoethanesulfonic Acid): Useful in Skin Diseases....Pages 83-89 Front Matter....Pages 91-91 Turmeric ( Curcuma longa L.) the Indian Golden Curry Spice as a Skin Care Agent: Validation of the Traditional Uses....Pages 93-102 Ginger ( Zingiber officinale Roscoe) the Dietary Agent in Skin Care: A Review....Pages 103-111 Amla ( Emblica officinalis Gaertn.) the Indian Indigenous Berry in Skin Care....Pages 113-123 Review on the Use of Aloe vera (Aloe) in Dermatology....Pages 125-133 Front Matter....Pages 135-135 Chocolate and Skin Health....Pages 137-141 Natural Dietary Factors (Products), Antioxidants, and Skin Health....Pages 143-151 Nutrient-Rich Botanicals in Skin Health: Focus on Avena sativa ....Pages 153-168 The Role of Polyphenols in Skin Health....Pages 169-175 Resveratrol in Dermal Health....Pages 177-187 Skin Care Properties of Grape Seed Polyphenols, a By-Product of the Winery Industry....Pages 189-195 Skin Health Benefits of Coenzyme Q 10 ....Pages 197-213 Front Matter....Pages 135-135 Protection Against Free Radicals (UVB Irradiation) of a Water-Soluble Enzymatic Extract from Rice Bran. Study Using Human Keratinocyte Monolayer and Reconstructed Human Epidermis....Pages 215-225 Front Matter....Pages 227-227 Folate Nutrition in Skin Health and Skin Cancer Prevention....Pages 229-256 Vitamin D and Skin Cancer: Meet Sunshine Halfway....Pages 257-268 Vitamin E in Skin Cancer and Aging Skin....Pages 269-274 Front Matter....Pages 275-275 Dietary Plant Extracts and Foods in Prevention and Skin Cancer: An Overview....Pages 277-282 Promising Plant Extracts with In Vivo Anti-melanoma Potential....Pages 283-290 Molecular Sensors and Mediators of Skin Cancer Preventative Phytochemicals....Pages 291-314 Soybean: Key Role in Skin Cancer....Pages 315-320 Bioactive Polyacetylenes of Carrots in Cancer Prevention....Pages 321-335 Chocolate: A Role in Skin Care and Cancer....Pages 337-340 N -Acetylcysteine for Reduction of Oxidative Stress/Damage and Prevention of Melanoma....Pages 341-355 An Indian Spice: Turmeric, in Relation to Skin Health and Cancer....Pages 357-360 Green Tea ( Camellia sinesis ): Key Role in Skin Cancer....Pages 361-366 Camellia sinensis (Tea) in the Prevention of UV-Induced Carcinogenesis: A Mechanistic Overview....Pages 367-384 Melanoma and Leptin....Pages 385-388 Front Matter....Pages 389-389 Curcuma longa : Use for Skin Disease Care....Pages 391-396 Western Diet-Mediated mTORC1-Signaling in Acne, Psoriasis, Atopic Dermatitis, and Related Diseases of Civilization: Therapeutic Role of Plant-Derived Natural mTORC1 Inhibitors....Pages 397-419 Legumes and Preventive Dermatology....Pages 421-431 Licorice: Glycyrrhiza glabra Linn. Used for Dermatitis....Pages 433-438 Role of Emblica officinalis in Prevention of Skin Disease....Pages 439-444 Front Matter....Pages 389-389 Sphaeranthus indicus : Skin Disease Preventive Plant....Pages 445-449 Mangosteen ( Garcinia mangostana Linn.): Role in Prevention of Skin Disorders....Pages 451-457 Exploring Neem ( Azadirachta indica ) for Antidermatophytic Activity....Pages 459-469 Pongamia pinnata (Linn.) Used in Skin Disease....Pages 471-473 Aloe vera : Use for Skin Disease....Pages 475-479 Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) Miers. (Menispermaceae): Beneficial Effect on Skin Diseases....Pages 481-486 Withania somnifera : Use for Skin Disease....Pages 487-491 The Role of Probiotics in Atopic Dermatitis (Eczema) and Skin Allergy Reactions: Prevention and Therapy....Pages 493-529 The Role of Probiotics in Atopic Dermatitis (Eczema) and Skin Allergy Reactions: Prevention and Therapy....Pages E1-E1 Back Matter....Pages 531-544 This book 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. This book 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