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Vegetables, Whole Grains, and Their Derivatives in Cancer Prevention
. Ed(S): Mutanen, Marja; Pajari, Anne-Maria
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Hardback. This book examines the evidence regarding the effects and mechanisms of action of potentially cancer-preventive components and their sources from the plant kingdom. It covers current knowledge on certain foods and their constituents in cancer prevention. Editor(s): Mutanen, Marja; Pajari, Anne-Maria. Series: Diet and Cancer. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MJCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
Vegetables, Whole Grains and their Derivatives in Cancer Prevention looks in detail at the evidence regarding the effects and mechanisms of action of potentially cancer-preventive components and their sources from plant kingdom. The book covers current knowledge on certain foods and their constituents in cancer prevention, such as cruciferous and green leafy vegetables, nuts and seeds, whole grains, tomato lycopene and carotenoids, alliums and their sulphur and selenium constituents, and capsaicinoids from chilli peppers. It focuses not only on single compounds but aims to widen the view by discussing a whole-diet approach in cancer prevention. A single component may ... Read more
Vegetables, Whole Grains and their Derivatives in Cancer Prevention looks in detail at the evidence regarding the effects and mechanisms of action of potentially cancer-preventive components and their sources from plant kingdom. The book covers current knowledge on certain foods and their constituents in cancer prevention, such as cruciferous and green leafy vegetables, nuts and seeds, whole grains, tomato lycopene and carotenoids, alliums and their sulphur and selenium constituents, and capsaicinoids from chilli peppers. It focuses not only on single compounds but aims to widen the view by discussing a whole-diet approach in cancer prevention. A single component may ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
Series
Diet and Cancer
Number of Pages
254
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789048197996
SKU
V9789048197996
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