An Evidence-based Approach to Phytochemicals and Other Dietary Factors

Now in a completely updated second edition, An Evidence-based Approach to Dietary Phytochemicals and Other Dietary Factors is a trusted resource for all health professionals who need to interpret the explosion of information on the role of a plant-based diet in health and disease. It consolidates a wealth of scientifically accurate, peer-reviewed data on plant foods, dietary phytochemicals, and dietary supplements, and includes information on essential intake recommendations, dietary sources, nutrient and drug interactions, phytochemicals in disease prevention, possible adverse effects, and much more.

Special features:

• All chapters revised and updated, with new sections on choline, coenzyme Q10, L-Carnitine, lipoic acid, and other dietary factors
• Logically structured for quick access to information: begins with the evidence-based benefits of fruits and vegetables, legumes, nuts, whole grains, coffee, and tea; and goes on to the scientific and clinical data on individual dietary phytochemicals and classes of phytochemicals, including carotenoids, flavonoids, fiber, and more
• Summaries at the end of each chapter for rapid review
• Peer-reviewed by experts in the field, ensuring that all material is accurate and up-to-date

• The well-constructed appendix includes not only a quick reference to diseases and foods and where to find them in the book, but also useful tables on phytochemical-drug interactions, phytochemical-nutrient interactions, and phytochemical-rich foods; a summary of the glycemic index of dietary carbohydrates; and a comprehensive glossary of terms

  Autorentext

  Linus Pauling Institute, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA

  Klappentext

  A critical analysis of current scientific, epidemiological, and clinical research on the health benefits of plant-based foods and dietary phytochemicals Key features: Straightforward, extensively referenced presentation of Dietary Phytochemicals. Reviewed by leading researchers in the field. Practical information on sources (dietary and supplemental), nutrient interactions, drug interactions and adverse effects. Includes new chapters on other dietary factors, including choline, coenzyme Q10, L-carnitine, and lipoic acid

  Inhalt

  1 Fruits and Vegetables
  2 Cruciferous Vegetables
  3 Legumes
  4 Nuts
  5 Whole Grains
  6 Coffee
  7 Tea
  8 Carotenoids
  9 Chlorophyll and Chlorophyllin
  10 Curcumin
  11 Flavonoids
  12 Soy Isoflavones
  13 Isothiocyanates
  14 Indole-3-Carbinol
  15 Lignans
  16 Fiber
  17 Organosulfur Compounds from Garlic
  18 Phytosterols
  19 Resveratrol
  20 Essentail Fatty Acids (Omega-3 and Omega-6)
  21 Choline
  22 Coenzyme Q 10
  23 L-Carnitine
  24 Lipoic Acid
  Appendix 1 Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load
  Appendix 2 Quick Reference to Diseases
  Appendix 3 Drug Interactions
  Appendix 4 Nutrient Interactions
  Appendix 5 Quick Reference to Foods Rich in Phytochemicals or Other Dietary Factors
  Appendix 6 Glossary