1st Edition

Nutrient-Drug Interactions

Edited By Kelly Anne Meckling Copyright 2006
352 Pages
by CRC Press

350 Pages
by CRC Press

352 Pages
by CRC Press

Current research has given us a more complete understanding of how the chemicals in foods and herbs interact with natural and synthetic drugs. In some cases a single food or supplement can profoundly increase or decrease the toxicity and/or efficacy of a single drug. Although it is standard practice to examine the effects of food consumption on the absorption and pharmacokinetics of new drugs, the... Read more
Intestinal Disease. Cardiovascular Disease. Diabetes and The Metabolic Syndrome. Hormonal Control of Metabolism and Osteoporosis. Cancer. Psychiatric and Neurological Disorders. Inflammatory Disease and Chronic Pain Control. Perioperative Considerations. Infectious Disease. Genetic Polymorphisms as Predictors of Nutrient-Drug-Herb Interactions.

Biography

Kelly Anne Meckling