Preventive Nutrition: The Comprehensive Guide for Health Professionals

Foreword, Charles H. Hennekens and JoAnn E. Manson. Part I. Public Health Implications of Preventive Nutrition. Public Health Implications of Preventive Nutrition, Jeffrey B. Blumberg. A. Cancer Prevention. Diet and Childhood Cancer: Preliminary Evidence, Greta R. Bunin and Joan M. Cary. Prevention of Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Cancers, Elizabeth T. H. Fontham. Diet and Nutrition in the Etiology and Primary Prevention of Colon Cancer, Roberd M. Bostick. Nutrition and Breast Cancer, Geoffrey R. Howe. Preventive Nutrition and Lung Cancer, George W. Comstock and Kathy J. Helzlsouer. Nonnutritive Components in Foods as Modifiers of the Cancer Process, John A. Milner. B. Cardiovascular Disease. Dietary Fat and Coronary Heart Disease, K. C. Hayes. Antioxidant Vitamins and Cardiovascular Disease, Julie E. Buring and J. Michael Gaziano. Iron and Heart Disease: A Review of the Epidemiologic Data, Christopher T. Sempos, Richard F. Gillum, and Anne Condon Looker. Homocysteine, Folic Acid, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk, Shirley A. A. Beresford and Carol J. Boushey. Omega-3 Fatty Acids from Fish: Primary and Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, William E. Connor and Sonja L. Connor. Part II. Prevention of Major Disabilities. A. Cataracts and Macular Degeneration. The Relationship Between Nutritional Factors and Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Shirley Hung and Johanna M. Seddon. Antioxidant Status and Risk for Cataract, Allen Taylor and Paul F. Jacques. B. Osteoporosis. Osteoporosis: Vitamins, Minerals, and Other Micronutrients, Robert P. Heaney. C. Immune Function. Antioxidant Nutrients and Prevention of Oxidant-Mediated, Smoking-Related Diseases, Ronald Anderson. Micronutrients and Immunity in Older People, John D. Bogden and Donald B. Louria. Impact of Vitamin A on Immunity and Infection in Developing Countries, Richard D. Semba. Part III. Optimal Birth Outcomes. Folic Acid-Containing Multivitamins and Primary Prevention of Birth Defects, Andrew E. Czeizel. Nutritional Prevention of DNA Damage to Sperm and Consequent Risk Reduction in Birth Defects and Cancer in Offspring, Alan A. Woodall and Bruce N. Ames. Maternal Nutrition and Preterm Delivery, Theresa O. Scholl and Mary L. Hediger. Dietary Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids for Optimal Neurodevelopment: Recommendations for Perinatal Nutrition, Ricardo Uauy-Dagach, Patricia Mena, and Patricio Peirano. Part IV. Benefits of Preventive Nutrition in the United States and Europe. Potential Benefits of Preventive Nutrition Strategies: Lessons for the United States, Walter C. Willett. Nutrient Addition to Foods: The Public Health Impact in Countries with Rapidly Westernizing Diets, Paul A. Lachance. Nutrition and Food Policy in Norway: Effects on Reduction of Coronary Heart Disease, Kaare R. Norum, Lars Johansson, Grete Botten, Gunn-Elin Aa. Bjørneboe, and Arne Oshaug. Prevention of Pediatric Obesity: Examining the Issues and Forecasting Research Directions, Myles S. Faith, Angelo Pietrobelli, David B. Allison, and Steven B. Heymsfield. Part V. Implications of Preventive Nutrition for the Far East, South America, and Developing Areas. Effect of Westernization of Nutritional Habits on Obesity in Latin America: Recommendations for the Region, S. Jaime Rozowski and Manuel Moreno. Prevention of Malnutrition in Chile, Fernando Mönckeberg. Effects of Western Diet on Risk Factors of Chronic Diseases in Asia, Kaichi Kida, Takuo Ito, Sei Won Yang, and Vichai Tanphaichitr. Goals for Preventive Nutrition in Developing Countries, Osman M. Galal and Gail G. Harrison. Part VI. Nutrition-Related Resources. A. Books Related to Preventive Nutrition. B. Nutrition-Related Journals and Newsletters. Index.