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Obesity
ABC-CLIO 2009; US$ 63.00What makes obesity a disease instead of just a matter of overeating? What are the genetic and environmental factors behind it? What new breakthroughs are being developing to combat it? This concise, information-rich volume looks at these and other important questions, clearing away misconceptions about this devastating condition.||Obesity explains... more...
Preventive Nutrition
Springer 2009; US$ 159.99A comprehensive review of the nutritional strategies available for the prevention of disease and the promotion of health through nutrition. It includes chapters that emphasize the critical role of nutrition in a number of health arenas. It is suitable for practicing health professionals, including physicians, nutritionists and dentists. more...
Nutrition Guide for Physicians
Springer 2010; US$ 89.95Nutrition Guide for Physicians is a desktop reference guide on nutrition and its clinical implications for health and disease through the lifecycle. Presented in a new softcover format and user-friendly style, it serves as a valuable resource of practical information on nutrition for physicians in their daily practice. Nutrition Guide for Physicians... more...
Fluid and Electrolytes in Pediatrics
Springer 2010; US$ 99.00Features tables and information on various aspects of fluid, electrolyte and acid-base metabolism for general pediatrics, family practitioners, residents, medical students, nurses and the medical or surgical specialties. This book covers definition and pathophysiology, symptoms, diagnosis and causes, treatment and representative scenarios. more...
Healthy Eating
Harvard Health Publications 2008; US$ 18.00Some foods are good for you, some are bad. But which are which? The answers, according to the latest nutritional science, are not the same as previously thought. While some age-old advice like eat your vegetables still holds true, many early assumptions have turned out to be wrong. Scientists have learned much more about why some foods... more...
Protein Misfolding Diseases
Wiley 2010; US$ 214.00An increasingly aging population will add to the number of individuals suffering from amyloid. Protein Misfolding Diseases provides a systematic overview of the current and emerging therapies for these types of protein misfolding diseases, including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Mad Cow. The book emphasizes therapeutics in an amyloid disease context... more...
Micronutrients and Brain Health
CRC Press 2009; US$ 184.95Addresses research related to processes of oxidative stress that affect brain function. This book identifies brain-specific micronutrients that support function as well as the molecular mechanisms underlying their neuroprotectant activity. It explores how brain micronutrients are found to be both metabolic and redox regulators. more...
Nutrition, Diet Therapy, and the Liver
CRC Press 2009; US$ 159.95Deals with the topic of nutrition and liver disease. This title provides a holistic understanding of the causative elements that precipitate liver disease, the nutritional factors and regimens that reverse deteriorating hepatic function, and the nutritional elements found in a wide range of liver diseases. more...
One Stop Doc Metabolism & Nutrition
Taylor & Francis Ltd 2005; US$ 22.50A revision book in the One Stop Doc revision series which covers the key facts for the metabolism and nutrition module in the form of Short Answer Questions, (clinical cases) Multiple Choice Questions and Extended Matching Questions. Illustrated with simple, easily reproduced line diagrams, this book will provide all the necessary information for exam... more...
Handbook of Prebiotics and Probiotics Ingredients
CRC Press 2009; US$ 174.95The probiotics and prebiotics promote gastrointestinal health and proper immune function. But the challenge faced by researchers is to find those that are compatible with the formulation, processing, packaging, and distribution of functional foods. This title explores these variables and examines the sources of prebiotics and probiotics. more...









