Diet-Related Diseases: The Modern Epidemic
Originally published in 1985, and authored by an epidemiologists, a medical immunologist, a chemist and a clinical psychologist, this books shows that unravelling the links between diet and disease is a very complex task, and while the evidence is strong in many cases, in others if is of doubtful validity. Many of the diseases prevalent in developed countries are discussed here: cancer, arterial heart disease, food allergies and intolerances as well as the impact of diet on mental health.

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Diet-Related Diseases: The Modern Epidemic
Originally published in 1985, and authored by an epidemiologists, a medical immunologist, a chemist and a clinical psychologist, this books shows that unravelling the links between diet and disease is a very complex task, and while the evidence is strong in many cases, in others if is of doubtful validity. Many of the diseases prevalent in developed countries are discussed here: cancer, arterial heart disease, food allergies and intolerances as well as the impact of diet on mental health.

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Diet-Related Diseases: The Modern Epidemic

Diet-Related Diseases: The Modern Epidemic

Diet-Related Diseases: The Modern Epidemic

Diet-Related Diseases: The Modern Epidemic

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Originally published in 1985, and authored by an epidemiologists, a medical immunologist, a chemist and a clinical psychologist, this books shows that unravelling the links between diet and disease is a very complex task, and while the evidence is strong in many cases, in others if is of doubtful validity. Many of the diseases prevalent in developed countries are discussed here: cancer, arterial heart disease, food allergies and intolerances as well as the impact of diet on mental health.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781032256436
Publisher: CRC Press
Publication date: 06/30/2024
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Health, Disease and Society
Pages: 288
Product dimensions: 5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Stephen Seely, David L. J. Freed, Gerald A. Silverstone, Vicky Rippere

Table of Contents

1. Diseases Known to be Caused by the Diet 2. Disease Suspected to be Connected with the Diet 3. Possible Sources of Food Toxicants: Plants, Some Foods of Animal Origin, Microorganisms and Food Additives 4. Diet-Related Diseases of the Arteries 5. Cancers of the Digestive Tract 6. Cancers of the Breast and Prostate 8. Diet and Mental Illness 9. Is Old Age a Diet-Related Disease?

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