Reviews in Food and Nutrition Toxicity

Victor R. Preedy is a reader in clinical biochemistry at the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics at King's College London. Ronald Watson is a professor of public health research at the Arizona Prevention Center, Tucson, Arizona.

• Toxicity of Herbal Beverages. Arsenic in Vegetables. Cyanogenic Compounds in Cassava and Exposure to Cyanide. Phytoestrogens in the Prevention and Prognosis of Female Hormonal Cancers. Dietary Retinol as a Toxic Substance. Rhabdomyolysis and Dietary Supplements. Allergens in Food. Dietary Phosphorous as a Nutritional Toxin: Importance of Age and Sex. Metals in Wine. Toxic Considerations Related to Ingestion of Carraeenan. Interpreting and Communicating Health and Risk Information on Chemicals in Breast Milk: DDT as a Case Study. Parenteral Nutrition as a Source of Toxicity. Safety of Probiotic Bacteria. Dietary Alcohol and Xenobiotics. Dietary Factors Influencing Apoptosis in the Intestine. Free Radicals as Toxic Agents: Nutritional Aspects. Ethylene Oxide in the Food Supply: An Assessment of Health Risk. Dietary Patulin and its Effects. Pesticide Residues in Food.

"This clearly written book can inform us on toxicology…This is a fascinating book, which should be read by doctors, nutritionists and health policy makers. It is well referenced, and has a detailed index."- Journal of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine