Although health claims for nutraceuticals range from the fantastic to the sublime, most of these claims are based on cell culture studies and have not been validated in humans, making them inadequate for public health recommendations.
This reference provides a comprehensive treatment of the physiological effects of foods and food components capable of promoting good health and preventing or alleviating diseases.
Describing the biochemical function and physiological effects of most of the clinically important vitamins, Vitamin Intake and Health contains provocative insights regarding nutritional requirements beyond the levels currently recommended by the National Academy of Science's RDA (recommended daily allowance).
The book offers a comprehensive overview of deglutition disorders and of dysphagia treatment, presenting a review of the main instruments for evaluating and treating dysphagia.
In these changing times of global flows of media and technologies and reports of declining reading enjoyment, researchers, policymakers and educators need to engage anew with essential issues of what counts as reading, what kinds of reading matter and how to support teen reading engagement in school and out-of-school settings.
Children are used to gather around their artist, the artist, to tell them stories on the beach, under the shadows of trees and palm trees, or in the quiet oases .
Studies with bacteria and other systems suggest that the omega-3 fatty acid DHA confers great benefits to neurons in maximizing both speed of neural impulses and energy efficiency.
A timely and significant contribution to Palestinian children's literature from 1967 to the present day, Palestinian Memory and Identity in Modern Children's Literature examines a myriad of motifs and popular culture and the evolution of national identity and consciousness among young Palestinians.
Have you experienced the magic of sitting next to your grandmother and listening to her stories full of wisdom, love and slyness, that leaveyour heart vibrating and always wanting to hear more and more?
Los alimentos de hoy en día, con alto contenido de azúcar y carbohidratos, no sólo nos están haciendo engordar, también nos ponen en riesgo de padecer diabetes, accidentes cerebrovasculares, demencia y cáncer.
As the field of nutritional neuroscience has grown, both the scientific community and the general population have expressed a heightened interest in the effect of nutrients on behavior.
