Aging
Oxidative Stress and Dietary Antioxidants

Translational coverage of how dietary antioxidants and oxidative stress both contribute to and protect against premature aging and the aging process

Victor R Preedy (Edited by)

9780124059337

Hardback, published 10 March 2014

316 pages
27.6 x 21.5 x 2.4 cm, 1.02 kg

Approx.302 pages

1. Skin aging and oxidative stress 2. Sarcopenia and oxidative stress 3. Ovarian aging and oxidative stress 4. The brain in aging and oxidative stress 5. Alzheimer’s disease and oxidative stress 6. The heart, aging and oxidative stress 7. Age-related changes in the cardiovascular system 8. The immune system in aging and role of oxidative stress 9. The lung in aging and oxidative stress 10. Diseases of aging: Cancer and oxidative stress 11. Skin aging and vitamin C 12. Aging skin and natural estrogenic antioxidants 13. Nutricosmetics and skin aging 14. Antioxidant nutrition and sarcopenia 15. Magnesium, oxidative stress and aging muscl 16. Ascorbic acid in postmenopausal women and artery compliance 17. Effects of tocopherol supplements on menopausal disorders 18. Antioxidant aspects of plum to treat menopausal symptoms and effects on body systems 19. Statins and reduction in oxidative stress in aged brain 20. Saffron and the aged brain: antioxidant aspects 21. Green tea catechins and the aging brain 22. Metals and oxidative stress in Alzheimer’s disease 23. Alzheimer's disease and plant derived melatonin 24. Antioxidants in Alzheimer's disease 25. Antioxidant vitamins and cardiovascular disease 26. Oxidative stress, carotenoids and cardiovascular protection 27. Hypertension, menopause and natural antioxidants 28. Selenium and heart disease in aging 29. Vitamin C and heart failure 30. Immune function and coffee consumption in the aged 31. Immune systems and food based strategies in the aged 32. Immune changes in aging and dietary antioxidants 33. Minerals and COPD 34. Vitamin E and lung disease in the elderly 35. Vitamins and breast cancer 36. Vitamin E and colorectal cancer 37. Coffee consumption and cancer mortality 38. Garlic extracts and cancer 39. Red wine and prostate cancer

Subject Areas: Maturation & ageing [MFKH3], Dietetics & nutrition [MBNH3]