Nutrition, Diet Therapy, and the Liver By Victor R. Preedy, Raj Lakshman, Rajaventhan Sri Rajaskanthan, Ronald R. Watson
Publisher: CRC 2009-09-14 | 373 Pages | ISBN: 1420085492 | PDF | 4 MB
Well-illustrated throughout and with in-depth analyses, Nutrition, Diet Therapy, and the Liver provides a holistic understanding of the causative elements that precipitate liver disease and the nutritional factors and regimens that reverse deteriorating hepatic function. This up-to-date resource also incorporates emerging fields of science and significant discoveries.
With major contributions from internationally renowned experts in their fields, the first book emphasizes the important role that nutrition plays not only in preventing liver disease, but also in reversing liver dysfunction. The second section covers various aspects of alcoholic liver disease (ALD) and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and steatohepatitis thus covering the entire spectrum of the accumulation of triglycerides, inflammation, fibrosis and cirrhosis in final stage liver.
The book focuses on the growing evidence in support of alcohol abuse, hepatitis viruses and immune diseases, such as major predisposing factors on the incidence of hepatocellular carcinomas. The final section, evaluate the significance of nutrition in the treatment of liver diseases in children than adults, including recovery after liver transplantation.
Publisher: CRC 2009-09-14 | 373 Pages | ISBN: 1420085492 | PDF | 4 MB
Well-illustrated throughout and with in-depth analyses, Nutrition, Diet Therapy, and the Liver provides a holistic understanding of the causative elements that precipitate liver disease and the nutritional factors and regimens that reverse deteriorating hepatic function. This up-to-date resource also incorporates emerging fields of science and significant discoveries.
With major contributions from internationally renowned experts in their fields, the first book emphasizes the important role that nutrition plays not only in preventing liver disease, but also in reversing liver dysfunction. The second section covers various aspects of alcoholic liver disease (ALD) and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and steatohepatitis thus covering the entire spectrum of the accumulation of triglycerides, inflammation, fibrosis and cirrhosis in final stage liver.
The book focuses on the growing evidence in support of alcohol abuse, hepatitis viruses and immune diseases, such as major predisposing factors on the incidence of hepatocellular carcinomas. The final section, evaluate the significance of nutrition in the treatment of liver diseases in children than adults, including recovery after liver transplantation.
