The Oxford Book of Health Foods

J.G. Vaughan, P.A. Judd (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

222 Seiten

2006
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-280680-2 (ISBN)

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Provides a scientific critique of the evidence for the medical and health claims made for a range of products sold for their health benefits. Over one hundred entries on health foods, from antioxidants to herbal remedies and vitamin supplements, provide a view for professionals and general readers.

Health foods and dietary supplements are widely used throughout the world - it is estimated that more than seventy million people in Europe regularly buy these products, and it is a billion dollar business in the USA. Health foods include vitamins, minerals, cereals, nuts, herbal medicines, functional foods, and many others. A large number of people use these foods in the belief that they contribute to their general health, while, in most countries, little or no information is given on products explaining their therapeutic values. "The Oxford Book of Health Foods" begins with an account of modern concepts of human nutrition, followed by a series of over one hundred accounts of individual health foods and dietary supplements. In all cases the importance of these products in human health is explained, and, for herbal medicines, the evidence for their claimed therapeutic value is given, and toxic effects are described. Full-colour illustrations accompany these accounts. "The Oxford Book of Health Foods" will be of interest not just to health professionals, but to all people with an interest in health foods and healthy eating.
The text is supplemented throughout by beautifully drawn botanical illustrations.

J.G. Vaughan is Emeritus Professor of Food Sciences, King's College, London and is co-author of The New Oxford Book of Food Plants. Dr. P.A. Judd is Principal Lecturer, Faculty of Health, University of Central Lancashire.

Foreword; Acknowledgements and figure sources; Preface; Introduction; ARTICLES ON OVER 120 HEALTH FOODS, FROM ALFALFA AND ALGAE, TO WITCH HAZEL AND YARROW; Recommended reading; Glossary; Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.4.2006
Zusatzinfo	Over 100 colour illustrations, numerous tables
Verlagsort	Oxford
Sprache	englisch
Maße	199 x 252 mm
Gewicht	674 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Essen / Trinken
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Ernährung / Diät / Fasten
	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe ► Diätassistenz / Ernährungsberatung
ISBN-10	0-19-280680-7 / 0192806807
ISBN-13	978-0-19-280680-2 / 9780192806802
Zustand	Neuware