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Carotenoids and Human Health
Carotenoids and Human Health provides an introduction to food sources and metabolism. Written by experts in their fields and including the most up-to-date information, this volume serves as an in-depth guide to studies that have been performed in humans and observations that have been made in popula...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Totowa, NJ :
Humana Press : Imprint: Humana,
2013.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. 2013. |
| Colección: | Nutrition and Health,
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto Completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Food Sources of Carotenoids
- Carrots of Various Colors
- Carotenoid Metabolism and Enzymology
- Reactive Oxygen and Nitrogen Species in Biological Systems: Reactions and Regulation by Carotenoids
- Kinetic Studies with Carotenoids
- Carotenoid Bioavailability: Influence of Dietary Lipid and Fiber
- Host Factors that Affect Carotenoid Metabolism
- Host Factors: Gender and Body Composition
- Carotenoid Metabolism and Health in Pregnancy and Lactation
- Carotenoids in Early Life
- Provitamin A Carotenoids and Cancer Prevention
- Lycopene and Cancer
- Lutein and Zeaxanthin and Eye Disease
- Carotenoids and Bone Health
- Provitamin A Carotenoids as a Dietary Source of Vitamin A
- Provitamin A Carotenoids and Immune Function
- Biofortification of Maize with Provitamin-A Carotenoids
- Horticultural Crops as a Source of Carotenoids
- Orange Sweetpotato as a Staple or Complementary Food
- International Efforts to Eradicate Vitamin A Deficiency.