It is no surprise that women and men experience biological and
physiological differences fundamentally and throughout the
lifecycle. What is surprising is that faced with such a
self-evident truth, there should be so little consideration to date
of how these differences affect susceptibility to disease and
metabolic response to dietary treatment. Understanding these
differences and developing a gender-based approach focusing on the
specific needs and conditions of women is crucial to achieve
effective nutritional strategies for women's health.
Expanding the knowledge-base regarding sex, nutrition, and
medicine, Optimizing Women's Health through Nutrition presents the
biology, physiology, and metabology unique to women. The book
demonstrates in a practical, accessible manner the scientific
application of this data addressing lifecycle changes, disease
prevention, and treatment. Based on sound research and supported by
extensive references, it begins by describing recent research on
biological and physiological differences and how these differences
translate into varying disease trends between the sexes.
Contributions describe the nutritional needs of women during the
lifecycle, particularly during adolescence, pregnancy and
lactation, premenopause, and menopause and midlife stages. The bulk
of the book addresses each of the common major diseases or
conditions that specifically affect the health of women. It
emphasizes the role of nutrition in disease risk reduction as well
as management and treatment of disease. Specific disease selection
was dictated by those in which women are more vulnerable or have a
higher incidence than men.
The concluding section identifies areas for futureresearch and
strategic areas of investigation for researchers and health
professionals, government regulators, and food industry
professionals involved in creating novel foods that enhance women's
health.
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