Food Factors for Cancer Prevention (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9784431670193)

Chemoprevention is currently regarded as one of the most promising avenues for the control of cancer, with human epidemiological and animal studies indicating that the risk of cancer may be modified by changes in diet. Over 100 papers are collected in this volume, the proceedings of the International Conference on Food Factors: Chemistry and Cancer Prevention, held in Hamamatsu, Japan, in December 1995. Special emphasis is placed on chemical, biological, and molecular properties of phytochemicals in teas, fruit, vegetables, herbs, and spices, and on their potential for cancer prevention. Also discussed are the cancer-preventive effects of vitamins, lipids, carotenoids, flavonoids, and other components of diet. The findings presented here will be invaluable to all who are interested in diet and cancer prevention, and especially to biochemists, pharmacologists, food scientists, and nutritionists.

Author: Hajime Ohigashi
ISBN-10: 443167019X
ISBN-13: 9784431670193
Publisher: Springer
Language: English
Published: 04/20/2014
Pages: 677
Format: Paperback
Weight: 3.39lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.25w x 1.39d