Chemopreventive compounds in the diet / Schreier, P. -- Vitamin C, vitamin E and flavonoids / Janisch, K.M. [and others] -- Macular carotenoids: lutein and zeaxanthin / Stahl, W. -- Selenium, selenoproteins and vision / Flohé, L. -- Nutritional supplementation to prevent cataract formation / Meyer, C.H.; Sekundo, W. -- Nutrition and retina / Schmidt-Erfurth, U.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This volume contains a basic research section focusing on the major compounds of nutrition and food supplements as well as a clinical research section providing up-to-date information on the results of recent clinical studies. The first part gives an insight into the mechanisms of substances relevant to antioxidants and food supplements in relation to eye diseases. The consequences and relevance of selenium, one of the most important trace elements, are considered in a separate section. Further, vitamins E and C as well as lutein and zeaxanthin, the physiological macular pigment, are discussed.
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S. Karger AG
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978-3-318-01158-6
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Title
Nutrition and the eye.
International Standard Book Number
9783805578387
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Dietary supplements-- Therapeutic use.
Eye-- Diseases-- Nutritional aspects.
Eye-- Diseases-- Prevention.
Dietary Supplements.
Drug Evaluation.
Eye Diseases-- prevention & control.
Nutritional Physiological Phenomena.
Compléments alimentaires-- Emploi en thérapeutique.