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Optimizing women's health through nutrition

Author: Lilian U Thompson; Wendy E Ward
Publisher: Boca Raton : CRC Press, ©2008.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Describes studies on the biological and physiological differences between genders and how this may influence differences in disease trends between men and women. This book covers the nutritional  Read more...

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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Lilian U Thompson; Wendy E Ward
ISBN: 9781420043006 1420043005
OCLC Number: 145014808
Description: xvii, 454 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents: Need to optimize the health of women / Lilian U. Thompson and Wendy E. Ward --
Sex-specific biology of the gastrointestinal tract / Marianne J. Legato --
Adolescence / Nicole Larson ... [et al.] --
Premenopause / Paula Skidmore and Aedin Cassidy --
Pregnancy and lactation / Lisa A. Houghton and Deborah L. O'Connor --
Menopause and midlife / Stacie E. Geller, Marci Goldstein Adams, and Laura Studee --
Obesity and weight management / Peter Clifton --
The metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes mellitus / Janet A. Vogt and Thomas M.S. Wolever --
Cardiovascular disease / Alice H. Lichtenstein and Nirupa R. Matthan --
Breast and ovarian cancer / Bette J. Caan and Cynthia A. Thomson --
Osteoporosis and osteoarthritis / Wendy E. Ward --
Rheumatoid arthritis / Lisa K. Stamp and Leslie G. Cleland --
Irritable bowel syndrome / Gerald E. Mullin and Linda A. Lee --
Eye health / Jennifer Evans --
Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia / Pasqualina Perrig-Chiello, Sara Hutchison, and Hannes B. Staehelin --
Depression and psychiatric disorders / Christina P.C. Borba and David C. Henderson --
Eating disorders / Richard E. Kreipe and Sophie Bucher Della Torre --
Oral health / Peter C. Fritz and Wendy E. Ward --
Conclusion: what we know, and where do we go from here / Lilian U. Thompson and Wendy E. Ward.
Responsibility: edited by Lilian U. Thompson, Wendy E. Ward.
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