Diets and diseases : causes and prevention / Wenbiao Wu, editor.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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DIETS AND DISEASES CAUSES AND PREVENTION ; DIETS AND DISEASES CAUSES AND PREVENTION ; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; INTRODUCTION ; CAUSES OF GLOBAL DALYS AND DEATHS ; PERCENTAGE OF CAUSES CONTRIBUTING TO GLOBAL DALYS AND DEATHS ; Percentage of Causes Contributing to Global DALYs ; Percentage of Causes Contributing to Global Deaths ; SIGNIFICANCE OF DIETS CONTRIBUTING TO GLOBAL DALYS AND DEATHS; Significance of Nutritional Deficiencies ; Significance of Diets Contributing to Other Varieties of DALYs and Deaths ; Association of Diets with Injuries

Association of Diets with Infectious and Parasitic Diseases Association of Diets with Other Diseases ; Summary ; Brief Explanation of Further Works ; REFERENCES ; Chapter 1 FUNCTIONAL FOOD ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; FUNCTIONAL FOODS: DEFINITIONS AND LEGISLATION ; CONSUMERS' OPINION ON FUNCTIONAL FOOD ; REFERENCES ; Chapter 2 DIETS AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES: IMPACTS OF POLYPHENOLS ; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION ; EFFECTS OF PHOLYPHENOLS ON CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; TEA CATECHINS ; Characteristics of Tea Catechins ; Tea Catechins Suppress Myocardial Ischemia

Tea Catechins Suppress MyocarditisTea Catechins Prevent Transplant Rejection ; COFFEE CHLOROGENIC ACIDS (CGA) ; Characteristics of CGA ; CGA Suppresses Myocardial Infarction ; CGA Prevents Myocarditis ; CACAO POLYPHENOLS ; Characteristics of Cacao Polyphenols ; Cacao Polyphenol Ameliorates Myocarditis; SUMMARY ; REFERENCES ; Chapter 3 DIETS AND KIDNEY DISEASES ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; Functions of the Kidney ; Causes of Kidney Diseases ; Warning Signs of Kidney Diseases; Consequences of Renal Failure ; DIETS AND KIDNEYS ; Dietary Modification to Kidney Diseases

Nutrition for Patients on Dialysis Malnutrition in Renal Failure ; Nutrition after a Kidney Transplant ; Vegetarian Diet in Chronic Kidney Diseases ; EXERCISES AND CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASES; DIETS AND KIDNEY STONES; CONCLUSION ; REFERENCES ; Chapter 4 DIETS AND REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM DISEASE ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; NUTRITION AND FUNCTION OF REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM ; Benefit of Nutraceuticals Food Supplementation and Antioxidants ; Nutraceutical Food Supplements; Cytokinesis and Embryo Development ; Vitamins and Minerals for a Healthy Reproductive System ; Female Reproductive System Needs

PREGNANCY RELATED PROBLEMS Healthy Foods for Women's Reproduction System ; Diets for Male Reproductive System, Lean Proteins ; Diets for Male Reproductive System, Selenium Rich Foods ; Diets for Male Reproductive System, Whole Grains; Diets for Male Reproductive System, Omega Fatty 3 Acids ; AVOIDANCE OF FOOD FOR HEATH REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM ; Caffeine ; Sugar ; Alcohol ; Fast Burning Carbohydrates ; Processed Foods ; Pesticides ; Eating Disorders ; Stress ; Oxidative Stress and Antioxidants ; Nutrition and Lifestyle Reign

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