Antioxidants in health and disease / edited by Antonis Zampelas, Renata Micha
Contributor(s): Zampelas, Antonis [editor] | Micha, Renata [editor].
Material type: BookPublisher: Boca Raton, Florida : CRC Press, [2015]Description: 1 online resource (320 pages) : illustrations.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780429190322.Subject(s): Antioxidants -- Health aspects | Antioxidants -- Physiological effect | Antioxidants -- Therapeutic use | Health, fitness & dietingGenre/Form: Electronic BooksOnline resources: Click here to access onlineItem type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Section I. Interest in antioxidants : why and how?
Chapter 1. Reactive oxygen species : production, regulation, and essential functions
Chapter 2. Major dietary antioxidants and their food sources
Section II. Antioxidants in health
Chapter 3. Oxidative stress in pregnancy
Chapter 4. The role of antioxidants in children’s growth and development
Chapter 5. Adulthood and old age
Chapter 6. Smoking, oxidative stress, and antioxidant intake
Chapter 7. Physical exercise
Section III. Antioxidants in various disease states
Chapter 8. Coronary heart disease and stroke
Chapter 9. Diabetes
Chapter 10. Cancer
Chapter 11. Antioxidants in neurodegeneration—truth or myth?
Chapter 12. Gastrointestinal disorders
Chapter 13. Antioxidants in obesity and inflammation
Chapter 14. Modulation of immune response by antioxidants
Chapter 15. HIV/AIDS
Section IV. Role of herbs
Chapter 16. Role of herbs and spices—in health and longevity and in disease
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