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Nutrition for Healthy Skin: Strategies for Clinical and Cosmetic Practice 2011th Edition
Author(s): Jean Krutmann (Editor), Philippe Humbert
- Publisher: Springer
- Publication Date: 13 Dec. 2014
- Edition: 2011th
- Language: English
- Print length: 218 pages
- ISBN-10: 364242225X
- ISBN-13: 9783642422256
Book Description
This extraordinary reference describes the scientific basis, summarizes the existing evidence that functional food for skin really works, and addresses the key questions asked by dermatologists and patients when it comes to practical aspects of nutrition based strategies in clinical and cosmetical dermatology. It is believed that this helpful guide will become the golden standard, the ‘bible’ for this given topic, which will be used by dermatologists, industry people and interested patients.
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From the Back Cover
During the past few years, significant scientific evidence has accumulated to show that nutrition-based strategies are capable of exerting beneficial effects on the skin. This exceptional reference • describes the scientific basis for nutrition-based strategies, • summarizes the evidence that functional food for skin really works, and • addresses key practical issues regarding the use of nutrition-based strategies in clinical and cosmetic dermatology. It is anticipated that this helpful guide, written by acclaimed international experts, will become the gold standard on the role of nutrition in ensuring healthy skin. It will be of interest to a wide audience, including dermatologists, food industry staff, patients, and consumers.
About the Author
Jean Krutmann is Professor of Dermatology and Environmental Medicine and Director of the Institut für Umweltmedizinische Forschung (Institute for Environmental Medical Research) at the Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf. His field of research is dermatotoxicology and immunodermatology, with special emphasis on environmentally induced skin diseases. He is author or co-author of more than 200 papers and the recipient of various awards. Professor Philippe Humbert is Head of the Dermatology Department at Besançon University Hospital Center and manager of the center’s Skin Engineering and Biology Laboratory. He is also Vice President of the French Society of Dermatology and Chairman of the International Society for Biophysics and Imaging of the Skin. Professor Humbert has an impressive publication record on a range of topics in dermatology.
