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Overview
Cancer is a leading cause of death among adults but research shows that the chances of developing cancer can be reduced by lifestyle changes. Increasing numbers of people use dietary vegetables, medicinal herbs, and plant extracts to prevent or treat cancer. Their availability as "over the counter" supplements has contributed to an explosion in the use of herbal extracts and related compounds for health enhancement.
This vital resource brings together the worlds leading experts’ research, their conclusions and recommendations on functional foods and nutraceuticals in the prevention and treatment of cancer. Research professionals, academics, hospital-based dietitians, nutritionists, oncology physicians, cancer researchers, marketers and food and drug officials are just a few of the key people who need this book.
Synopsis
International experts provide a current scientific appraisal of the usefulness of key dietary vegetables, supplements, plant extracts, and nutraceuticals in preventing cancer. The volume is intended as a reference for marketers in the foods and nutritional supplements industries, dieticians and nutritionists, oncologists and cancer researchers, and food and drug officials. Watson (a nutritionist and immunologist) presents 16 contributions on topics including vitamin E in cancer prevention and treatment, soy food and breast cancer, and therapeutic effects of dietary phytochemicals on cancer development. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR