Phytonutrients

In many Western diets, the role of plants has been reduced in favour of more animal-based products and this is now being cited more widely as being the cause of increases in the incidence of diseases such as cancer and cardiovascular disease

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Salter, Andrew (Author), Tucker, Greg (Author), Wiseman, Helen (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley-Blackwell , c2012
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Plant foods and health
  • 2. Carbohydrates and lipids
  • 3. Carotenoids
  • 4. Polyphenols
  • 5. Vitamins C and E
  • 6. Folate
  • 7. Phytoestrogens
  • 8. Plant minerals