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The Oxford Book of Health Foods
Author(s): J.G. Vaughan (Author), P.A. Judd (Author)
- Publisher: OUP Oxford
- Publication Date: 13 April 2006
- Language: English
- Print length: 224 pages
- ISBN-10: 0192806807
- ISBN-13: 9780192806802
Book Description
Health foods and dietary supplements are widely used throughout the world – it is estimated that more than seventy million people in Europe regularly buy these products, and it is a billion dollar business in the USA. Health foods include vitamins, minerals, cereals, nuts, herbal medicines, functional foods, and many others. A large number of people use these foods in the belief that they contribute to their general health, while, in most countries, little or no information is given on products explaining their therapeutic values. The Oxford Book of Health Foods begins with an account of modern concepts of human nutrition, followed by a series of over one hundred accounts of individual health foods and dietary supplements. In all cases the importance of these products in human health is explained, and, for herbal medicines, the evidence for their claimed therapeutic value is given, and toxic effects are described. Full-colour illustrations accompany these accounts. The Oxford Book of Health Foods will be of interest not just to health professionals, but to all people with an interest in health foods and healthy eating. The text is supplemented throughout by beautifully drawn botanical illustrations.
Editorial Reviews
Review
‘beautifully illustrated with botanical drawings….this is a great reference book if you want to know more about the dietary supplements and foods you’re buying’ (Margaret Bartlett, Health & Fitness)
About the Author
J.G. Vaughan is Emeritus Professor of Food Sciences, King’s College, London and is co-author of The New Oxford Book of Food Plants.
Dr. P.A. Judd is Principal Lecturer, Faculty of Health, University of Central Lancashire.
