Nutrition and Women's Health: Functional Foods, Nutraceuticals, and Integrative Strategies delves into the critical role nutrition plays in human health, highlighting its growing importance among healthcare providers, research scientists, nutritionists, and dietitians. Despite significant progress, there remains a lack of targeted research specifically addressing women's nutritional needs at various life stages. This book aims to fill that gap, offering comprehensive insights into the benefits of nutraceuticals and functional foods for disease prevention, treatment, and recurrence through different phases of a woman's life.
The book covers a wide range of topics, including nutritional modules for teenage nutrition, the interaction of sex hormones, menopause management, polycystic ovary syndrome, fertility, and bone, skin, and heart health. It emphasizes the underlying causes of various pathophysiological conditions linked to nutrition and provides practical diet plans to help avoid health issues across various age groups. Expert authors present evidence-based strategies for improving women's health through nutrition, making this book an invaluable resource for professionals and individuals alike.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. List of contributors - p. xi 7. Chapter 1. Nutrition in adolescent, puberty, and young girls - p. 1 8. Chapter 2. Nutritional strategies: women sex hormone and interactions - p. 19 9. Chapter 3. Nutrition and gynecologic cancer: prevention, treatment, and recurrence - p. 31 10. Chapter 4. Nutrition: women’s health and ageing - p. 49 11. Chapter 5. Women neurological disorders: novel nutritional approaches - p. 63 12. Chapter 6. Nutritional management in polycystic ovary syndrome - p. 81 13. Chapter 7. Role of nutrients in gestational diabetes management - p. 105 14. Chapter 8. Nutritional requirements of the pediatric and geriatric population - p. 123 15. Chapter 9. Impact of nutrients on infertility to menopause and vaginal infections - p. 141 16. Chapter 10. Nutrition in women's fertility and developmental stages - p. 159 17. Chapter 11. Nutrition in women obesity - p. 181 18. Chapter 12. Nutrition in pregnancy and breastfeeding women - p. 213 19. Chapter 13. Bone health and nutrition in women - p. 233 20. Chapter 14. Nutrition and heart health - p. 251 21. Chapter 15. Nutrition in skin health - p. 275 22. Chapter 16. Current clinical investigation in nutraceutical development - p. 289 23. Index - p. 301
Nutrition and Women's Health: Functional Foods, Nutraceuticals, and Integrative Strategies delves into the critical role nutrition plays in human health, highlighting its growing importance among healthcare providers, research scientists, nutritionists, and dietitians. Despite significant progress, there remains a lack of targeted research specifically addressing women's nutritional needs at various life stages. This book aims to fill that gap, offering comprehensive insights into the benefits of nutraceuticals and functional foods for disease prevention, treatment, and recurrence through different phases of a woman's life.
The book covers a wide range of topics, including nutritional modules for teenage nutrition, the interaction of sex hormones, menopause management, polycystic ovary syndrome, fertility, and bone, skin, and heart health. It emphasizes the underlying causes of various pathophysiological conditions linked to nutrition and provides practical diet plans to help avoid health issues across various age groups. Expert authors present evidence-based strategies for improving women's health through nutrition, making this book an invaluable resource for professionals and individuals alike.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. List of contributors - p. xi 7. Chapter 1. Nutrition in adolescent, puberty, and young girls - p. 1 8. Chapter 2. Nutritional strategies: women sex hormone and interactions - p. 19 9. Chapter 3. Nutrition and gynecologic cancer: prevention, treatment, and recurrence - p. 31 10. Chapter 4. Nutrition: women’s health and ageing - p. 49 11. Chapter 5. Women neurological disorders: novel nutritional approaches - p. 63 12. Chapter 6. Nutritional management in polycystic ovary syndrome - p. 81 13. Chapter 7. Role of nutrients in gestational diabetes management - p. 105 14. Chapter 8. Nutritional requirements of the pediatric and geriatric population - p. 123 15. Chapter 9. Impact of nutrients on infertility to menopause and vaginal infections - p. 141 16. Chapter 10. Nutrition in women's fertility and developmental stages - p. 159 17. Chapter 11. Nutrition in women obesity - p. 181 18. Chapter 12. Nutrition in pregnancy and breastfeeding women - p. 213 19. Chapter 13. Bone health and nutrition in women - p. 233 20. Chapter 14. Nutrition and heart health - p. 251 21. Chapter 15. Nutrition in skin health - p. 275 22. Chapter 16. Current clinical investigation in nutraceutical development - p. 289 23. Index - p. 301
