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Product details:
ISBN13:9781032256436
ISBN10:1032256435
Binding:Paperback
No. of pages:288 pages
Size:216x138 mm
Weight:453 g
Language:English
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Diet-Related Diseases

The Modern Epidemic
 
Edition number: 1
Publisher: Routledge
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Short description:

Originally published in 1985, and authored by an epidemiologists, a medical immunologist, a chemist and a clinical psychologist, this books shows that unravelling the links between diet and disease is a very complex task, and while the evidence is strong in many cases, in others if is of doubtful validity.

Long description:

Originally published in 1985, and authored by an epidemiologists, a medical immunologist, a chemist and a clinical psychologist, this books shows that unravelling the links between diet and disease is a very complex task, and while the evidence is strong in many cases, in others if is of doubtful validity. Many of the diseases prevalent in developed countries are discussed here: cancer, arterial heart disease, food allergies and intolerances as well as the impact of diet on mental health.

Table of Contents:

1. Diseases Known to be Caused by the Diet 2. Disease Suspected to be Connected with the Diet 3. Possible Sources of Food Toxicants: Plants, Some Foods of Animal Origin, Microorganisms and Food Additives 4. Diet-Related Diseases of the Arteries 5. Cancers of the Digestive Tract 6. Cancers of the Breast and Prostate 8. Diet and Mental Illness 9. Is Old Age a Diet-Related Disease?