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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mariotti, François, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vegetarianism--Health aspects.

Vegetarianism.

Health promotion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (889 pages) : illustrations, tables

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London, England : Academic Press, 2017.

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" -- Back cover.

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-12-803969-8