1st Edition

Nutrition and Heart Disease Causation and Prevention

Edited By Ronald Ross Watson, Victor R. Preedy Copyright 2004
370 Pages 50 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

360 Pages
by CRC Press

Heart disease is the primary cause of death and disability in Western countries. Research indicates that nutrition and diet play key roles in both preventing and causing many types of heart damage and dysfunction. By understanding the complex relationship between diet and disease, new prevention measures can be established and millions of lives can be saved. Featuring the most current knowledge... Read more
DIETS AND HEART DISEASE PREVENTION
The Role of the Dietitian in reducing cardiovascular risk: an evidence based approach, Hooper
Seafood and Myocardial Infarction in China, Yuan
The Low Occurrence of Coronary Heart Disease in Sub-Saharan African Populations, Walker
Dietary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease, de Lorgeril , P.Salen
Effects of Nutritional Education on Cardiovasular Risk Factors, Bemelmans
NUTRIENTS AND HEART DISEASE
Micronutrients and Cardiovascular Disease, Witte, Clark
Leptin and Blood Pressure, Swoap, Overton
Retinol, Beta-Carotene, and alpha tocopherol in Heart Disease, Lopes, Casal, Oliveira, Barros
Folate, Homocysteine, and Heart Disease, Ashfield-Watt, Burr, McDowell
FOODS AND MACRONUTRIENTS IN HEART DISEASE
Flavonoids (also known as Bioflavonoids), Extracted and in Foods: Role in Hypertention Prevention and Treatment, Mlakar, Simpson
High Carbohydrate Diets and Lipids Metabolism, Beylot
Vasculoprotective Effects of Olive Oil: Epidemiological Background and Direct Vascular Antiatherogenic Properties, Massaro, Scoditti
Cardiovascular Effects of Dietary Soy, Clarkson. Appt
Malnutrition and the Heart: A Pediatric Perspective, Venugopalan
Plant Sterols and Plant Stanols, lipoprotein metalbolism, and cardiovascular disease, Naumann, Plat, Mensink
Non-Nutrient Food Factors and Cardiovascular Diseases, S. Vaghefi
AGE AND HEART DISEASE
Age Related Cardiac Dysfunction, Yang, Larson, Watson
Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase (iNOS) and Heart Failure, Yang, Larson, Watson

Biography

Ronald Ross Watson, Victor R. Preedy