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Fruits, vegetables, and herbs : bioactive foods in health promotion / edited by Ronald Ross Watson, Victor R. Preedy - 1 online resource (xxiii, 593 pages)

Includes index

Front Cover; Fruits, Vegetables, and Herbs; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Overview of Fruits, Vegetables, and Herbs in Health; 1 Socioeconomic inequalities in fruit and vegetable intakes; Introduction; Overview of Evidence on Socioeconomic Inequalities in Fruit and Vegetable Consumption; Children; Adolescents; Adults; Older adults; Summary; Mechanisms Underlying Socioeconomic Inequalities in Fruit and Vegetable Consumption; Children; Intrapersonal determinants; Social determinants; Environmental determinants; Adolescents

'Fruits, Vegetables, and Herbs' brings together experts from around the world working on the cutting edge of research on fruit, vegetables and herbs in health promotion. Offering a timely, concise, scientific appraisal of the efficacy of key foods to prevent disease and improve the quality of life, it provides valuable evidence-based conclusions and recommendations

ISBN: 9780128029893

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Science
Phytonutrients
Vegetables in human nutrition
Fruit in human nutrition
Plant bioactive compounds

Dewey Class. No.: 572/.2 / WAT