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Nutrition and Skin

Lessons for Anti-Aging, Beauty and Healthy Skin

Apostolos Pappas (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

228 Seiten

2011 | 2012 ed.
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-1-4419-7966-7 (ISBN)

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The book will educate and decode the role of vitamins, essential fatty acids and other nutraceuticals on skin health and their tremendous impact to the current needs of the skin care industry. Focus on conditions, as acne, dermatitis, dry scaly skin or alopecia will provide a comprehensive knowledge of the relationship of nutrition and skin as well as the current attempts in nutritional or dermatological research. It will stimulate food professionals to brainstorm for new products and opportunities that will target the emerging antiaging and wellness trends and modern consumer needs.

Apostolos Pappas, Ph.D., is a professional member of the Institute of Food Technology. He started his professional career as a research biochemist in the Skin Research Center of Johnson & Johnson and later served as a group leader at Munich Biotech, where he worked on cancer research. Thereafter he returned to Johnson & Johnson, where he is currently a Principal Scientist focusing on lipid metabolism research. He has authored numerous scientific publications, patent applications, and one book.

1. Introduction and Overview.- Part I. Nutrients and Skin.- 2. Vitamin A and the Skin.- 3. The Relevance of the Cutaneous Vitamin D Endocrine System for Skin Physiology and Treatment of Skin Diseases.- 4. Photoprotection of the Skin with Vitamin C and E: Antioxidants and Synergies.- 5. Carotenoids and Skin.- 6. Antioxidants and Skin.- 7. Minerals and the Skin.- 8. Probiotics and Skin.- Part II. Clinical Crossover Between Nutrition and Dermatology.- 9. Diet and Acne.- 10. Glycemic Load and Acne.- 11. Essential Fatty Acids and Atopic Dermatitis.- 12. Hair Biology and Nutritional Influences.- 13. Detecting and Monitoring Nutrients on Skin Using Non-Invasive Methods.- 14. Nutritional Clinical Studies in Dermatology.

Zusatzinfo	X, 228 p.
Verlagsort	New York, NY
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe ► Diätassistenz / Ernährungsberatung
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Dermatologie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Biochemie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie
	Technik ► Lebensmitteltechnologie
Schlagworte	Haut
ISBN-10	1-4419-7966-2 / 1441979662
ISBN-13	978-1-4419-7966-7 / 9781441979667
Zustand	Neuware