Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preventive nutrition: a historic perspective and future economic out look / Nancy D. Ernst and J. Michael McGinnis -- Prevention of cancers of the esophagus and stomach / Elizabeth T.H. Fontham and L. Joseph Su -- Nonnutritive components in foods as modifiers of the cancer process / Keith W. Singletary, Steven J.T. Jackson, and John A. Milner -- Dieta ry supplements and cancer risk: epidemiologic research and recommendati ons / Marion L. Neuhouser ... [et al.] -- Soy consumption and cancer pr evention: a critical review / Jin-Rong Zhou and John W. Erdman, Jr -- T omato, lycopene, and prostate cancer / Jessica K. Campbell and John W. Erdman, Jr -- Iron and heart disease: a review of the epidemiological d ata / Christopher T. Sempos, Richard F. Gillum, and Anne C. Looker -- H omocysteine, folic acid, and cardiovascular disease risk / Shirley A.A. Beresford and Arno G. Motulsky --

N-3 fatty acids from fish and plants: primary and secondary preventi on of cardiovascular disease / William E. Connor and Sonja L. Connor -- Antioxidant vitamin supplementation and cardiovascular disease / Howar d N. Hodis, Wendy J. Mack, and Alex Sevanian -- Health effects of trans fatty acids / Ronald P. Mensink and Susanne H.F. Vermunt -- Obesity an d insulin resistance in childhood and adolescence / Erik Bergstrèom and Olle Hernell -- Prevention of pediatric obesity: examining the issues and forecasting research directions / Myles S. Faith ... [et al.] -- Ca n childhood obesity be prevented?: preschool nutrition and obesity / Ch ristine L. Williams -- Obesity and chronic disease: impact of weight re duction / Henry I. Frier and H.L. Greene -- Osteoarthritis: role of nut rition and dietary supplement interventions / Timothy E. McAlindon -- C alcium requirements during treatment of osteoporosis in women / Richard Eastell --

Osteoporosis: protein, minerals, vitamins, and other micronutrients / Robert P. Heaney -- Antioxidant status and risk for cataract / Mark S iegal, Chung-Jung Chiu, and Allen Taylor -- Antioxidant, nutrients, and prevention of oxidant-mediated diseases / Ronald Anderson -- Nutrition al supplements and upper respiratory tract illnesses in young children in the United States / Linda A. Linday -- Micronutrients and immunity i n older people / John D. Bogden and Donald B. Louria -- Vitamin A and t he prevention of morbidity, mortality, and blindness / Richard D. Semba -- Folic acid-containing multivitamins and primary prevention of birth defects / Andrew E. Czeizel -- Maternal nutrition and preterm delivery / Theresa O. Scholl -- Dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids for optimal neurodevelopment: recommendations for perinatal nutrition / Ricardo Ua uy ... [et al.].

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