Edited by Norman I Krinsky; Susan T Mayne; Helmut Sies
CRC Press
2004
Hardback 576 pp ISBN 0824754166
£134.00
The first source to collect the latest evidence linking carotenoids to human health and disease, this stimulating
reference studies the role of carotenoids in the prevention of chronic disease and reviews breakthrough studies
from more than 40 field authorities on the latest research. The book reveals the most recent findings regarding
the use of carotenoids in the prevention of cancers and sunburn, as well as eye, heart, vascular, and photosensitivity
diseases, and evaluates the potential toxic effects of high-dose carotenoids in both smokers and drinkers. It also
focuses on pioneering observations from observational epidemiological and clinical studies, as well as intervention
trials on carotenoids.
