Preventive Nutrition: The Comprehensive Guide for Health Professionals (Nutrition and Health)

In this major revision and expansion of a highly respected reference work, the authors have created the most comprehensive and up-to-date review of the nutritional strategies available for the prevention of disease and the promotion of health through nutrition. This new edition combines fully updated versions of the best chapters of the first two editions with updated critical chapters from the much-praised Primary and Secondary Preventive Nutrition, and adds 16 new chapters. Here, practicing health professionals will find all new reviews of lycopene, tomatoes and prostate cancer, soy and cancer prevention; the effects of dietary supplement use on prescription drugs, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, and cardiovascular disease; balanced, data-driven reviews of the effects of antioxidant supplements on health outcomes, and more. By synthesizing the latest data and integrating it into the broad body of existing information, this book provides in-depth guidance on nutrition and the prevention of cancer, cardiovascular disease, bone diseases, obesity, and diabetes, and on achieving optimal pregnancies and birth outcomes. Of special interest are the new chapters as well as the extensively revised chapters on drug-nutrient interactions, health economics, nutraceuticals, Food and Drug Administration regulations for supplements, carotenoids, the elderly, children, diet and cancer risk, obesity as a chronic disease, diabetes, and immune function. Key point summaries and clinical recommendations are clearly provided at the end of each chapter to highlight critical lessons for the reader. Comprehensive, authoritative, and readily accessible, Preventive Nutrition: The Comprehensive Guide for Health Professionals,Third Edition offers physicians, nutritionists, dentists, pharmacists, dieticians, health educators, policymakers, and research investigators a benchmark integration of the best available data on the role of nutrition in health. Unique in scope, size (over 900 pages), and detail, it demonstrates that many of the major diseases affecting middle-aged adults can be delayed, if not prevented, with simple nutritional approaches.

This new edition includes the most current literature and a review of the nutritional strategies now available for the prevention of disease. General topics include an overview of preventative nutrition, and the role of nutrition in the prevention of cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and obesity, bone diseases, major disability, pregnancy complications and complications in infancy. A series of articles address issues of preventative nutrition from a global perspective and critical issues for the coming years, such as the role of recreational drugs and alcohol. The CD-ROM allows downloading to a PC or PDA. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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Reviewer:Gail L. Underbakke, MS, RD(University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical School)
Description:This book provides an in-depth look at the topic of preventive nutrition, presenting and integrating the latest research data into the current body of knowledge. This third edition includes contributions from nearly 80 authors, and combines and updates chapters from the previous two editions (2001 and 1997).
Purpose:The editors aim to provide up-to-date, comprehensive reviews of dietary practices and interventions that reduce the risk of disease, and to include the most compelling areas of nutritional research in order to impact the health and education of the reader. These are worthy objectives, especially in light of rapid-accumulating research data in the area of nutrition. Students and practitioners can benefit from a comprehensive compilation of pertinent research results. The book is successful in providing up-to-date, evidence-based, and thorough reviews of the nutrition topics that are covered, although it is debatable whether the most compelling topics in nutritional research have been included.
Audience:The authors, who seem highly qualified to edit a book on this topic, identify practicing health professionals as the primary audience, but also note that previous editions of this book have been used as texts for graduate students and researchers. Due to the depth with which each topic is covered, I believe this book will be more helpful to health professionals in research or education rather than those in clinical practice. The Key Points presented at the beginning of each chapter and the Recommendations at the end of each chapter help to focus the chapter content, but may not be enough to make this a practical tool for busy clinical practitioners.
Features:This book examines nutritional research specific to disease prevention in the areas of cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, and bone disease. In addition, the role of nutrition in achieving optimal pregnancy and infant outcomes and the impact of various nutrients on a variety of populations is covered. The book also includes a section on global nutrition and a section on issues pertinent to the 21st century. All chapters are extensively referenced and include tables and figures to improve understanding.
Assessment:In the title, this book claims to be a comprehensive guide for health professionals. Although the chapters themselves are very comprehensive, I don't believe that the book provides comprehensive coverage of preventive nutrition. For example, in the area of cardiovascular nutrition, the book provides interesting updates on a limited number of topics (trans fats, n-3 fatty acids, homocysteine, antioxidant vitamins, and iron) but does not address important topics like saturated fats, dietary cholesterol, carbohydrates, and fiber, all of which are also the subject of emerging research. A health professional who is looking for one resource that provides comprehensive coverage of preventive nutrition will likely be disappointed in this book. On the other hand, an educator, researcher, or practitioner who wants a very detailed summary of selected preventive nutrition topics will appreciate the in-depth nature of this book.

Front Matter....Pages i-xxv Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Preventive Nutrition....Pages 3-22 Front Matter....Pages 23-23 Prevention of Cancers of the Esophagus and Stomach....Pages 25-54 Non-Nutritive Components in Foods as Modifiers of the Cancer Process....Pages 55-88 Dietary Supplements and Cancer Risk....Pages 89-121 Soy Consumption and Cancer Prevention....Pages 123-155 Tomato, Lycopene, and Prostate Cancer....Pages 157-170 Front Matter....Pages 171-171 Iron and Heart Disease....Pages 173-190 Homocysteine, Folic Acid, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk....Pages 191-220 n-3 Fatty Acids from Fish and Plants....Pages 221-244 Antioxidant Vitamin Supplementation and Cardiovascular Disease....Pages 245-277 Health Effects of Trans Fatty Acids....Pages 279-290 Front Matter....Pages 291-291 Obesity and Insulin Resistance in Childhood and Adolescence....Pages 293-319 Prevention of Pediatric Obesity....Pages 321-343 Can Childhood Obesity Be Prevented?....Pages 345-381 Obesity and Chronic Disease....Pages 383-401 Front Matter....Pages 403-403 Osteoarthritis....Pages 405-423 Calcium Requirements During Treatment of Osteoporosis in Women....Pages 425-431 Osteoporosis....Pages 433-460 Front Matter....Pages 461-461 Antioxidant Status and Risk for Cataract....Pages 463-503 Antioxidant Nutrients and Prevention of Oxidant-Mediated Diseases....Pages 505-520 Front Matter....Pages 461-461 Nutritional Supplements and Upper Respiratory Tract Illnesses in Young Children in the United States....Pages 521-549 Micronutrients and Immunity in Older People....Pages 551-572 Vitamin A and the Prevention of Morbidity, Mortality, and Blindness....Pages 573-599 Front Matter....Pages 601-601 Folic Acid-Containing Multivitamins and Primary Prevention of Birth Defects....Pages 603-627 Maternal Nutrition and Preterm Delivery....Pages 629-663 Dietary Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids for Optimal Neurodevelopment....Pages 665-687 Micronutrient Deficiencies and Maternal Thinness....Pages 689-710 Front Matter....Pages 711-711 Potential Benefits of Preventive Nutrition Strategies....Pages 713-733 Nutrition and Food Policy in Norway....Pages 735-751 Prevention of Malnutrition in Chile....Pages 753-770 Effect of Westernization of Nutritional Habits on Obesity Prevalence in Latin America....Pages 771-790 Effects of Western Diet on Risk Factors of Chronic Diseases in Asia....Pages 791-804 Front Matter....Pages 805-805 Alcohol....Pages 807-831 Influence of Medication on Nutritional Status....Pages 833-868 Health Claims for Foods and Dietary Supplements....Pages 869-888 Teaching Preventive Nutrition in Medical Schools....Pages 889-899 Preventive Nutrition Throughout the Life Cycle....Pages 901-922 Back Matter....Pages 923-958 Preventive nutrition: a historic perspective and future economic outlook / Nancy D. Ernst and J. Michael McGinnis Prevention of cancers of the esophagus and stomach / Elizabeth T.H. Fontham and L. Joseph Su Nonnutritive components in foods as modifiers of the cancer process / Keith W. Singletary, Steven J.T. Jackson, and John A. Milner Dietary supplements and cancer risk: epidemiologic research and recommendations / Marion L. Neuhouser ... [et al.] Soy consumption and cancer prevention: a critical review / Jin-Rong Zhou and John W. Erdman, Jr Tomato, lycopene, and prostate cancer / Jessica K. Campbell and John W. Erdman, Jr Iron and heart disease: a review of the epidemiological data / Christopher T. Sempos, Richard F. Gillum, and Anne C. Looker Homocysteine, folic acid, and cardiovascular disease risk / Shirley A.A. Beresford and Arno G. Motulsky N-3 fatty acids from fish and plants: primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease / William E. Connor and Sonja L. Connor Antioxidant vitamin supplementation and cardiovascular disease / Howard N. Hodis, Wendy J. Mack, and Alex Sevanian Health effects of trans fatty acids / Ronald P. Mensink and Susanne H.F. Vermunt Obesity and insulin resistance in childhood and adolescence / Erik Bergström and Olle Hernell Prevention of pediatric obesity: examining the issues and forecasting research directions / Myles S. Faith ... [et al.] Can childhood obesity be prevented?: preschool nutrition and obesity / Christine L. Williams Obesity and chronic disease: impact of weight reduction / Henry I. Frier and H.L. Greene Osteoarthritis: role of nutrition and dietary supplement interventions / Timothy E. McAlindon Calcium requirements during treatment of osteoporosis in women / Richard Eastell Osteoporosis: protein, minerals, vitamins, and other micronutrients / Robert P. Heaney Antioxidant status and risk for cataract / Mark Siegal, Chung-Jung Chiu, and Allen Taylor Antioxidant, nutrients, and prevention of oxidant-mediated diseases / Ronald Anderson Nutritional supplements and upper respiratory tract illnesses in young children in the United States / Linda A. Linday Micronutrients and immunity in older people / John D. Bogden and Donald B. Louria Vitamin A and the prevention of morbidity, mortality, and blindness / Richard D. Semba Folic acid-containing multivitamins and primary prevention of birth defects / Andrew E. Czeizel Maternal nutrition and preterm delivery / Theresa O. Scholl Dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids for optimal neurodevelopment: recommendations for perinatal nutrition / Ricardo Uauy ... [et al.] In this major revision and expansion of a highly respected reference work, the authors have created the most comprehensive and up-to-date review of the nutritional strategies available for the prevention of disease and the promotion of health through nutrition. This new edition combines fully updated versions of the best chapters of the first two editions with updated critical chapters from the much-praised Primary and Secondary Preventive Nutrition, and adds 16 new chapters. Here, practicing health professionals will find all new reviews of lycopene, tomatoes and prostate cancer, soy and cancer prevention; the effects of dietary supplement use on prescription drugs, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, and cardiovascular disease; balanced, data-driven reviews of the effects of antioxidant supplements on health outcomes, and more. By synthesizing the latest data and integrating it into the broad body of existing information, this book provides in-depth guidance on nutrition and the prevention of cancer, cardiovascular disease, bone diseases, obesity, and diabetes, and on achieving optimal pregnancies and birth outcomes. Of special interest are the new chapters as well as the extensively revised chapters on drug-nutrient interactions, health economics, nutraceuticals, Food and Drug Administration regulations for supplements, carotenoids, the elderly, children, diet and cancer risk, obesity as a chronic disease, diabetes, and immune function. Key point summaries and clinical recommendations are clearly provided at the end of each chapter to highlight critical lessons for the reader. Comprehensive, authoritative, and readily accessible, Preventive Nutrition: The Comprehensive Guide for Health Professionals, Third Edition offers physicians, nutritionists, dentists, pharmacists, dieticians, health educators, policymakers, and research investigators a benchmark integration of the best available data on the role of nutrition in health. Unique in scope, size (over 900 pages), and detail, it demonstrates that many of the major diseases affecting middle-aged adults can be delayed, if not prevented, with simple nutritional approaches "In this revision and expansion the authors have created the most comprehensive and up-to-date review of the nutritional strategies available for the prevention of disease and the promotion of health through nutrition. This new edition combines fully updated versions of the best chapters of the first two editions with updated critical chapters from Primary and Secondary Preventive Nutrition, and adds 16 new chapters. Here, practicing health professionals will find all new reviews of lycopene, tomatoes and prostate cancer, soy and cancer prevention, the effects of dietary supplement use on prescription drugs, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease, and balanced, data-driven reviews of the effects of antioxidant supplements on health outcomes, and more. By synthesizing that latest data and integrating it into the broad body of existing information, this book provides in-depth guidance on nutrition and the prevention of cancer, cardiovascular disease, bone disease, obesity, and diabetes, and on achieving optimal pregnancies and birth outcomes. Of special interest are the new chapters as well as the extensively revised chapters on drug-nutrient interactions, health economics, nutraceuticals, Food and Drug Administration regulations for supplements, carotenoids, the elderly, children, diet and cancer risk, obesity as a chronic disease, diabetes, and immune function. Key point summaries and clinical recommendations are clearly provided at the end of each chapter to highlight critical lessons for the reader.". "Preventive Nutrition: The comprehensive Guide for Health Professionals, Third Edition offers physicians, nutritionists, dentists, pharmacists, dieticians, health educators, policymakers, and research investigators a benchmark integration of the best available data on the role of nutrition in health. Unique in scope, size (over 900 pages), and detail, it demonstrates that many of the major disease affecting middle-aged adults can be delayed, if not prevented, with simple nutritional approaches."--BOOK JACKET. I Preventive Nutrition Overview 1. Preventive Nutrition : A Historic Perspective and Future Economic Outlook . - II Cancer prevention. - III Cardiovascular Disease Prevention. - IV Diabetes and Obesity. - V Bone Diseases. - VI Prevention of Major Disabilities : Improvement in Health Outcomes. - VII Optimal Pregnancy/Infancy Outcomes. - VIII Preventive Nutrition : Global Perspective. - IX Critical Issues for the 21st Century : section 36 : Teaching preventive nutrition in medical schools ; section 37 : Preventive nutrition throughout the life cycle : a cost-effective approach to improved health Reviews nutritional strategies that are available for the prevention of disease and the promotion of health through nutrition. This book contains chapters on drug/nutrient interactions, health economics, nutraceuticals, Federal Drug Administration regulations for supplements, carotenoids, the elderly, children, and diet and cancer risk.