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Nutritional Aspects of Bone Health (Hardcover)
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Nutritional Aspects of Bone Health (Hardcover)
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Nutritional Aspects of Bone Health provides an in-depth review of
the role of diet in the development and maintenance of bone health
throughout the lifecycle, and prevention of osteoporosis in later
life. The book is multi-authored by the world's leading researchers
in this area, who have come together to formulate the first ever
textbook on nutritional aspects of bone health, and includes the
current and cutting edge science underpinning the prevention of
bone disease. The book is structured such that, in the first
section, an overview is provided on what is meant by the terms bone
health and osteoporosis and includes key areas such as
epidemiology, genetics and the impact of non-nutritional exogenous
factors influencing the skeleton. The second section details the
established nutritional factors affecting bone health, namely
calcium and vitamin D. Section three focuses on the role of
macronutrients and macrominerals in bone health, namely protein,
phosphorus, sodium and potassium, including the criticality of
acid-base homeostasis to skeletal integrity. Section four addresses
the effects of microminerals, trace elements, vitamin K, vitamin A
and isoflavones on bone. Section five focuses attention on key
issues connected with the influence of diet and anorexia and
bulimia on bone health including nutrition and bone growth;
nutrient: gene interactions; nutrient: drug interactions; and the
final section discusses the effect of diet on reduction of fracture
risk; the cost-effectiveness of nutritional supplements; and
nutritional strategies for prevention and treatment of
osteoporosis. The book is targeted at a number of key audiences.
Whilst there is a focus on the academic research world and those
principally involved in education, at both undergraduate and
postgraduate levels, the book will also be of considerable interest
to those participating in the treatment and prevention of
osteoporosis, namely those working in the medical and health
promotion fields. Furthermore, Nutritional Aspects of Bone Health
will be of particular interest to the food industry as the
popularity of foods designed to target specific health issues
increases, and nutritional therapy has a critical role to play in
this major public health problem.
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