Handbook of Diet, Nutrition and the Skin

475 Pages·2012·6.98 MB·English

by  N. B. Silverberg (auth.)

Handbook of diet, nutrition and the skin

Handbook of
diet, nutrition and the skin
edited by:
Victor R. Preedy
Human Health Handbooks no. 2
ISSN 2212-375X
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Table of contents
Introduction
1. The skin: an introduction 13
N.B. Silverberg
General aspects of skin, nutrition and diet
2. Gut bacteria and skin health 27
R. Iizuka
3. The fatty acids and the skin: a focus on the n-6 family of unsaturated fatty acids 45
H.S. Hansen
4. Role of vitamin B6 in skin health and diseases 59
N. Kato
5. Antioxidants and skin: an overview 69
Y. Wu, H.-D. Chen, Y.-H. Li, X.-H. Gao and V.R. Preedy
Micronutrients
6. The skin and vitamin D 93
D.D. Bikle
7. Vitamin C, gene expression and skin health 115
T.L. Duarte and I.F. Almeida
8. Strategies for vitamin E transdermal delivery 129
S. Trombino
9. Vitamin E chemistry, biological activity and benefits on the skin 145
R. Cassano
10. Dietary tocotrienol and UVB-induced skin damage 165
K. Yamashita
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11. Zinc and skin health: an overview 179
H.K. Bangash and A. Sethi
12. Iron and skin health: iron stimulates skin function 197
T. Hirobe
Nutraceuticals and skin
13. Skin photoprotection and nutraceuticals: an overview 217
P. Morganti
14. Effect of flaxseed- and borage oil ingestion on skin conditions 233
S. De Spirt, W. Stahl and U. Heinrich
15. Dietary red ginseng and skin protection 245
J.J. Wee and Y. Cho
16. Dietary grape seed proanthocyanidins and skin cancer 265
S.K. Katiyar
17. Olive oil as a skin protector 283
P. Viola, F. Nobili and M. Viola
18. Protective effect of garlic in skin cancer 301
I. Das, A. Acharya and T. Saha
19. Pre- and probiotics for human skin 319
A. Marini and J. Krutmann
20. Curcumin (turmeric) and its evolving role in skin health 333
T. Gonzalez and A. Sethi
21. Protective effects of vitamin C derivatives on skin atrophy caused by Sod1 deficiency 351
S. Shibuya, K. Kinoshitaand T. Shimizu
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Skin cancer, nutrition and diet
22. Omega-3 fatty acids and non-melanoma skin cancer 367
H.S. Black
23. Skin cancer and folate metabolism 381
M. Laing
24. Vitamin D and skin cancer 395
K.M. Dixon, V.B. Sequeira, A.J. Camp and R.S. Mason
Specific skin conditions in relation to diet and nutrition
25. Acne and nutrition 415
A.I. Liakou, C.I. Liakou and C.C. Zouboulis
26. Food allergy and atopic dermatitis 425
G. Noh, J.H. Lee and S.S. Lee
27. Fructo-oligosaccharides and skin inflammation 449
K. Sonoyama
Index 466
About the editor 487
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Introduction