Handbook of Nutrition, Diet, and Epigenetics

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Patel, Vinood B. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Preedy, Victor R. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Clinical nutrition.; Human genetics.; Health promotion.; Molecular biology.; Clinical Nutrition.; Human Genetics.; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.; Molecular Medicine.

This multivolume reference work addresses the fact that the well being of humankind is predicated not only on individuals receiving adequate nutrition but also on their genetic makeup. The work includes more than 100 chapters organized in the following major sections: Introduction and Overview; Epig...

Table of Contents:

• Nervous system
• Development and ageing
• Cancers
• Caloric and dietary restriction
• Detailed processes in epigenetics of diet and nutrition.-Modifications of DNA via methylation
• Modifications of histones
• Modifications of non-coding RNAs
• DNA repair
• Modulating epigenetics with diet and nutrition
• General treatments and strategies
• Vitamins
• Minerals
• Specific foods and nutrients
• Nutritional toxicology
• Practical techniques.