Nutrition and Diet in Menopause

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Hollins Martin, Caroline J. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Watson, Ronald Ross (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Preedy, Victor R. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press : Imprint: Humana Press, 2013.
• Σειρά: Nutrition and Health
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Nutrition.; Obstetrics.; Internal medicine.; Clinical nutrition.; Medicine & Public Health.; Clinical Nutrition.; Obstetrics/Perinatology.; Internal Medicine.

Nutrition and Diet in Menopause is a single comprehensive source that will provide readers with an understanding of menopause.  Holistic in its approach, this volume is divided into five sections covering psychological, endocrine and lifestyle factors, metabolism and physiology, bone and nutrition,...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Part 1. Overview and general aspects
• Chapter 1. An overview of the extent and nature of menopause and its physiological basis
• Chapter 2. Body composition and menopausal transition: a bioanthropological perspective
• Chapter 3. Menopause-related physiological changes and their possible control through diet and exercise
• Chapter 4. The role of polyphenols in the menopause
• Part 2. Bone and muscle
• Chapter 5. Intestinal Calcium Absorption Efficiency in Women and the Influence of Menopause
• Chapter 6. Calcium absorption from fortified soymilk in osteopenic postmenopausal women
• Chapter 7. Postmenopausal homocysteine, vitamin B12, folate levels and bone metabolism: a focus on fractures
• Chapter 8. Antioxidant vitamins and carotenoids associated with bone mineral density in post-menopause female subjects: Japanese perspectives
• Chapter 9. Soy protein isoflavones and their effect on bone in postmenopausal women
• Chapter 10. S-equol, a Natural Metabolite of Soy Daidzein, for the Treatment of Menopausal Symptoms and Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women
• Chapter 11. Tofu in menopause therapy and prevention
• Chapter 12. Dietary Phytoestrogens in Preventing Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women: Italian Aspects
• Chapter 13. Curcumin and its potential effects on the development of postmenopausal osteoporosis
• Chapter 14. Menopause and Sarcopenia: Dietary and Nutritional Aspects
• Part 3: Cardiovascular system, metabolism and cancer
• Chapter 15. Effects of Flaxseed on Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Menopause
• Chapter 16. Magnesium Metabolism in Menopause
• Chapter 17. Effect of Folic Acid Supplementation in Post-Menopausal Women
• Chapter 18. Use of diet and myo-inositol in postmenopausal women: a new approach to the metabolic syndrome
• Chapter 19. Leptin and obesity in ovarian dysfunction in menopause
• Chapter 20. Fat and Fat Distribution in Menopause: Chinese Aspects
• Chapter 21. Nutrition and breast cancer in pre- and post-menopausal women in Uruguay
• Chapter 22. Obesity, Nutrition and Cancer in Menopause: European Perspectives
• Chapter 23. Vitamin D and the menopause: a focus on apoptosis in cancer
• Chapter 24. Gynecological malignancies and diet in menopause: From the biological and epidemiological viewpoints
• Part 4: Psychological Aspects and Cognitive Function
• Chapter 25. The psychology of the menopause: the experiences during the transition and individual conceptualization of menopause
• Chapter 26. Cognitive Decline in Menopause
• Chapter 27. An overview of menopausal dietary supplements and cognition
• Chapter 28. Black Cohosh for the Menopausal Transition: Issues of Safety and Efficacy
• Part 5: Preclinical studies: implications for human health
• Chapter 29. Animal models of menopausal metabolism
• Chapter 30. Phytoestrogen α-zearalanol in an animal model of menopause
• Chapter 31. Flaxseed and Bone Health in Animal Models of Menopause
• Chapter 32. Flavonoids of Herba Epimedii and bone metabolism in experimental ovarian deficiency
• Chapter 33. Dietary Plant Maslinic Acid in Ovariectomy Model of Menopause
• Chapter 34. Interlinking Diet, Nutrition, the Menopause and Recommended Resources.