Vegetables, whole grains, and their derivatives in cancer prevention /

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Imprint:	Dordrecht ; New York : Springer, c2011.
Description:	1 online resource (xvii, 250 p.) : ill.
Language:	English
Series:	Diet and cancer Diet and Cancer.
Subject:	Cancer -- Nutritional aspects. Cancer -- Prevention. Neoplasms -- diet therapy. Diet Therapy. Vegetables. Cereals. Cancer -- Nutritional aspects. Cancer -- Prevention.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8896423

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Other authors / contributors:	Mutanen, Marja. Pajari, Anne-Maria.
ISBN:	9789048198009 (electronic bk.) 9048198003 (electronic bk.)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record.
Summary:	Vegetables, Whole Grains and their Derivatives in Cancer Prevention looks in detail at the evidence regarding the effects and mechanisms of action of potentially cancer-preventive components and their sources from plant kingdom. The book covers current knowledge on certain foods and their constituents in cancer prevention, such as cruciferous and green leafy vegetables, nuts and seeds, whole grains, tomato lycopene and carotenoids, alliums and their sulphur and selenium constituents, and capsaicinoids from chilli peppers. It focuses not only on single compounds but aims to widen the view by di.

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