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Overview
Diet-Brain Connections fills a void between the fields of nutrition, behavior and cellular and molecular neurosciences by providing an integrated collection of articles that critically dissect the link between what we eat and how the brain develops and functions in health and disease.Key topics covered in depth include:-caloric restriction benefit the brain and retard aging; -effects of dietary antioxidants on brain function and aging; -developmental and function consequences of different dietary fatty acids; -biochemical links between dietary folic acid and psychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders; -effects of nutritional deficit during early development and behavior disorders later in life; -neurochemical basis of the benefits of widely used dietary supplements including creatine and Gingko biloba; -contribution of dietary toxins such as metals and pesticides to neurological disorders.
Synopsis
Thirty-five international specialists contribute 15 chapters on the molecular basis of dietary modification of brain function, and the contributions of diet to neurological disorders. Coverage includes the benefits of caloric restriction, the effects of dietary antioxidants, the developmental and function consequences of dietary fatty acids, links between dietary folic acid and psychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders, the effects of nutritional deficit on early development and future behavior disorders, the neurochemical benefits of popular supplements such as creatine and Ginko biloba, and dietary toxins and neurological disorders. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR