Vegetarian and plant-based diets in health and disease prevention / edited by François Mariotti.

Contributor(s):

Mariotti, François [editor.]

Publication details: London : Elsevier/Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, 2017.Description: xxxiv, 887 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:

9780128039687

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DDC classification:

23 613.262 V524

Contents:

pt. 1. Setting the scene : general features associated with vegetarian diets -- pt. 2. Setting the scene ; specific dietary characteristics of vegetarian diet and their relation to health -- pt. 3. The relations between vegetarian diets and health and disease -- pt. 4. Life events -- pt. 5. Nutrients and other substances intake and status.

Summary: "Vegetarian and Plant-Based Diets in Health and Disease Prevention examines the science of vegetarian and plant-based diets and their nutritional impact on human health. This book assembles the science related to vegetarian and plant-based diets in a comprehensive, balanced, single reference that discusses both the overall benefits of plant-based diets on health and the risk of disease and issues concerning the status in certain nutrients of the individuals, while providing overall consideration to the entire spectrum of vegetarian diets" --

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Library and Documentation Division PGRRL	613.262 V524 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		112790

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Vegetarian and Plant-Based Diets in Health and Disease Prevention examines the science of vegetarian and plant-based diets and their nutritional impact on human health. This book assembles the science related to vegetarian and plant-based diets in a comprehensive, balanced, single reference that discusses both the overall benefits of plant-based diets on health and the risk of disease and issues concerning the status in certain nutrients of the individuals, while providing overall consideration to the entire spectrum of vegetarian diets" --

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