Melatonin in the Promotion of Health, Second Edition

Melatonin in the Promotion of Health, Second Edition
Author: Ronald Ross Watson
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 244
Release: 1998-12-11
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780849385643

Designed for researchers, physicians, and lay people interested in the topic, Melatonin in Health Promotion examines virtually all aspects of the multifunctional hormone melatonin, a subject of intense scientific research and general interest. Topics addressed include how melatonin is synthesized; possible harmful side effects; and the role this hormone plays in diseases such as epilepsy, Alzheimer's, and cancer.

Melatonin in the Promotion of Health

Melatonin in the Promotion of Health
Author: Ronald Ross Watson
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 586
Release: 2011-08-25
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1040162622

Melatonin is a powerful hormone and antioxidant with numerous effects on the metabolism and the health of humans. This volume provides a wide variety of expert reviews on the biology of melatonin relevant to health. Beginning with a history of melatonin and its relation to circadian rhythms, the book examines its use in a host of applications, including gastrointestinal diseases, anesthesia and surgery, bone health, breast cancer, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and age-related macular degeneration and uveitis. It also examines applications related to melanoma, solar skin damage, collagen synthesis, the prevention of DNA damage, mental disorders, sleep, and issues related to jet lag and shift work.

Melatonin

Melatonin
Author: Hing-Sing Yu
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 561
Release: 2020-10-28
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1000098834

Melatonin: Biosynthesis, Physiological Effects, and Clinical Applications provides a thorough review of recent advances in major areas of melatonin research. The book is arranged in a logical sequence, beginning with the history of melatonin and then proceeding to cover its biochemistry and secretion, physiological effects, and clinical significance. New findings and current concepts are emphasized, and a significant amount of previously unpublished data are included. The book will be an important reference for neurobiologists, cell biologists, ophthalmologists, endocrinologists, neuroendocrinologists, reproductive biologists, psychiatrists, and other researchers and clinicians interested in melatonin.

Laboratory Tests for the Assessment of Nutritional Status

Laboratory Tests for the Assessment of Nutritional Status
Author: Howerde E. Sauberlich
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 514
Release: 2018-12-19
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1351436015

Proper nutrition is the single most important component of preventative health care. Heart disease, diabetes, and other ailments are all linked to dietary habits. Accurate nutritional assessment can be a matter of life or death. Laboratory Tests for the Assessment of Nutritional Status explores the expanded number of nutrients that can now be evaluated. The author makes a compelling case for the practice and advancement of this critical health care tool. Nutritional assessment identifies undernutrition, overnutrition, specific nutrition deficiencies, and imbalances. Diligent assessment determines the appropriate nutrition intervention and monitors its effects. This book is a total revision of the 1974 version of the same title co -authored by Sauberlich. Since then, remarkable progress has been made on the methodologies applicable to nutrition status assessment and to the expanded number of nutrients that can be evaluated, especially trace elements. The introduction of high-performance liquid chromatography, amperometric detectors, and other technologies has advanced nutritional assessment by leaps and bounds. Today, nutritionists can gauge the value of microminerals, trace elements, and ultratrace elements. Sauberlich's revision updates the reader to the latest and most important trends in nutrition. These laboratory methods for the assessment of nutritional status are vital for identifying individuals as well as populations with nutritional risks.

Tocotrienols

Tocotrienols
Author: Barrie Tan
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 394
Release: 2012-09-05
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1439884439

The first 90 years of vitamin E research has produced prolific and notable discoveries, but until the last few decades, attention has been given mostly to the biological activities and underlying mechanisms of alpha-tocopherol, which we now know is one of more than eight vitamin E isomers. Currently, the non-tocopherol vitamin E molecule tocotrieno

The A3 Workbook

The A3 Workbook
Author: Daniel D. Matthews
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2018-02-26
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 143988515X

Encouraging efficiency, clarity, and disciplined thinking, A3 Problem Solving identifies a problem, describes the objective, and summarizes fact finding and action steps, all on a single A3-sized piece of paper. This approach provides all employees at all levels with a method to quickly identify a problem, analyze it to root cause, select appropria

Vegetarian Nutrition

Vegetarian Nutrition
Author: Joan Sabate
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2001-03-21
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1040078893

Approximately 12 million U.S. citizens consider themselves vegetarians, and 13.5 percent of all U.S. households claim to have at least one family member practicing some form of vegetarianism. In the past 30 years, scientific endeavors in the area of vegetarian nutrition have progressively shifted from investigating dietary concerns held by nutritio

Nutrition

Nutrition
Author: Julian E. Spallholz
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 366
Release: 2018-10-24
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1351427393

Category Nutrition Subcategory Food Chemistry Contact Editor: N. Frabotta

Advanced Human Nutrition

Advanced Human Nutrition
Author: Robert E.C. Wildman
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 604
Release: 2014-01-23
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1482252511

This text begins with an in-depth overview into the human organism at the molecular, cellular, tissue and organ levels, and develops into a discussion of the objectives and features of organ systems of the evolved human. The book also covers the relationship between the human body and the environment in which it exists including other organisms tha

Nutritional and Environmental Influences on the Eye

Nutritional and Environmental Influences on the Eye
Author: Allen Taylor
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2021-05-30
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1000444988

Significant advancements in nutrition's impact on the eye have occurred faster than any volume can document... until now. This book gives the background and rationale regarding the physiological damage caused by biological oxidants as well as the rationale for the protective roles for nutrient-antioxidants and how they affect the risk for cataracts. This volume also contains information on how to quantitatively assess age-related diseases of the eye including cataracts and age-related maculopathy. Smoking and light exposure as factors for age-related eye diseases as well as the utility of potential anticataract pharmaceuticals is discussed.