Nutrition and Skin

Lessons for Anti-Aging, Beauty and Healthy Skin

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

2 169 kr

Beställningsvara. Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar

Fri frakt för medlemmar vid köp för minst 249 kr.

The book will educate and decode the role of vitamins, essential fatty acids and other nutraceuticals on skin health and their tremendous impact to the current needs of the skin care industry. Focus on conditions, as acne, dermatitis, dry scaly skin or alopecia will provide a comprehensive knowledge of the relationship of nutrition and skin as well as the current attempts in nutritional or dermatological research. It will stimulate food professionals to brainstorm for new products and opportunities that will target the emerging antiaging and wellness trends and modern consumer needs.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2014-09-18
Mått155 x 235 x undefined mm
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor228
FörlagSpringer-Verlag New York Inc.
ISBN9781493902552

Tillhör följande kategorier

Folkhälsa och hälsopedagogik inom Medicin
Tillverkningsteknik inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Dermatologi inom Medicin

Apostolos Pappas, Ph.D., is a professional member of the Institute of Food Technology. He started his professional career as a research biochemist in the Skin Research Center of Johnson & Johnson and later served as a group leader at Munich Biotech, where he worked on cancer research. Thereafter he returned to Johnson & Johnson, where he is currently a Principal Scientist focusing on lipid metabolism research. He has authored numerous scientific publications, patent applications, and one book.

1. Introduction and Overview.- Part I. Nutrients and Skin.- 2. Vitamin A and the Skin.- 3. The Relevance of the Cutaneous Vitamin D Endocrine System for Skin Physiology and Treatment of Skin Diseases.- 4. Photoprotection of the Skin with Vitamin C and E: Antioxidants and Synergies.- 5. Carotenoids and Skin.- 6. Antioxidants and Skin.- 7. Minerals and the Skin.- 8. Probiotics and Skin.- Part II. Clinical Crossover Between Nutrition and Dermatology.- 9. Diet and Acne.- 10. Glycemic Load and Acne.- 11. Essential Fatty Acids and Atopic Dermatitis.- 12. Hair Biology and Nutritional Influences.- 13. Detecting and Monitoring Nutrients on Skin Using Non-Invasive Methods.- 14. Nutritional Clinical Studies in Dermatology.

Aus den Rezensionen: "... Das im schwarz-weissen Druckbild gehaltene Buch ist in Gliederunund Lesbarkeit sehr gut gelungen, eben so wie die Auswahl der Abbildurigen und Tabellen. Der Band erfullt: alle Anspruche an eine wissenschaftliche Darstellung und ist umfassend fur die gewahlte Thematik. Ein solches Buch ist wichtig und beeindruckt gerade durch das fachubergreifende Konzept. ..." (C. Bayer, in: Aktuelle Dermatologie, August 2012, Issue. 8-9, S. 325)