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    Optimizing women's health through nutrition / edited by Lilian U. Thompson, Wendy E. Ward.

    • Title:Optimizing women's health through nutrition / edited by Lilian U. Thompson, Wendy E. Ward.
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    • Other Contributors/Collections:Thompson, Lilian U.
      Ward, Wendy E.
    • Published/Created:Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, ©2008.
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Women--Nutrition.
      Women--Diseases--Nutritional aspects.
      Nutrition--Sex differences.
      Sex factors in disease.
    • Medical Subjects: Nutrition Physiology.
      Diet Therapy.
      Disease--etiology.
      Sex Factors.
      Women's Health.
    • Description:xvii, 454 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
    • ISBN:9781420043006 (hbk. : alk. pap.)
      1420043005 (hbk. : alk. pap.)
    • Contents:Ch. 1. Need to Optimize the Health of Women / Lilian U. Thompson and Wendy E. Ward
      Ch. 2. Sex-Specific Biology of the Gastrointestinal Tract / Marianne J. Legato
      Ch. 3. Adolescence / Nicole Larson, Jayne A. Fulkerson, Jamie Stang and Mary Story
      Ch. 4. Premenopause / Paula Skidmore and Aedin Cassidy
      Ch. 5. Pregnancy and Lactation / Lisa A. Houghton and Deborah L. O'Connor
      Ch. 6. Menopause and Midlife / Stacie E. Geller, Marci Goldstein Adams and Laura Studee
      Ch. 7. Obesity and Weight Management / Peter Clifton
      Ch. 8. Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus / Janet A. Vogt and Thomas M. S. Wolever
      Ch. 9. Cardiovascular Disease / Alice H. Lichtenstein and Nirupa R. Matthan
      Ch. 10. Breast and Ovarian Cancer / Bette J. Caan and Cynthia A. Thomson
      Ch. 11. Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis / Wendy E. Ward
      Ch. 12. Rheumatoid Arthritis / Lisa K. Stamp and Leslie G. Cleland
      Ch. 13. Irritable Bowel Syndrome / Gerard E. Mullin and Linda A. Lee
      Ch. 14. Eye Health / Jennifer Evans
      Ch. 15. Alzheimer's Disease and Other Forms of Dementia / Pasqualina Perrig-Chiello, Sara Hutchison and Hannes B. Staehelin
      Ch. 16. Depression and Psychiatric Disorders / Christina P. C. Borba and David C. Henderson
      Ch. 17. Eating Disorders / Richard E. Kreipe and Sophie Bucher Delia Torre
      Ch. 18. Oral Health / Peter C. Fritz and Wendy E. Ward
      Ch. 19. Conclusion: What We Know, and Where Do We Go from Here / Lilian U. Thompson and Wendy E. Ward.
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