Dietary Supplements in Health Promotion

The supplement market continues to grow annually with more than half of the population using these products for reasons spanning from health maintenance to disease prevention and/or treatment. Dietary Supplements in Health Promotion presents clear and concise evidence on how dietary supplements may...

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Main Author: Wallace, Taylor C.
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: London : Taylor & Francis Group, 2015.
Physical Description: 1 online resource (396 pages)
Edition: 1st ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Editor
  • Contributors
  • Chapter 1: Trends in Health Care and Non-Communicable Diseases : Clinical Trials and Tribulations with Vitamins, Minerals, and Supplements
  • Chapter 2: Identifying Nutritional Gaps among Americans
  • Chapter 3: Assessing the Potential Long-Term Effects of Multivitamin Supplements
  • Chapter 4: Prenatal Supplementation and Its Effects on Early Childhood Cognitive Outcome
  • Chapter 5: Dietary Supplements in Active Individuals and Athletes
  • Chapter 6: Calcium and Vitamin D : Nutritional Role and the Benefits and Risks of Dietary Supplements in Health Promotion
  • Chapter 7: Vitamin D Requirements during Pregnancy and Lactation : Lessons Learned and Unanswered Questions
  • Chapter 8: Fiber Supplements and Clinically Meaningful Health Benefits : Identifying the Physiochemical Characteristics of Fiber that Drive Specific Physiologic Effects
  • Chapter 9: Mechanisms of Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) in Neurodevelopment and Brain Protection
  • Chapter 10: Vitamin E : Defining Status for Optimal Health
  • Chapter 11: Iodine Nutrition Is Required for Thyroid Function and Neurodevelopment : Iodine Supplementation in Pregnancy
  • Chapter 12: Possible Benefits of Lutein and Zeaxanthin for Visual Symptoms of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Chapter 13: Flavonoid Supplementation and Cardiovascular Disease
  • Chapter 14: Butterbur and Beyond : Dietary Supplements for Migraine Prevention
  • Chapter 15: Probiotics-From Gut to Cognition
  • Chapter 16: Treatment of the Common Cold with Zinc
  • Back Cover.