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Vitamin D and health

  • 1st Edition, Volume 109 - May 23, 2024
  • Latest edition
  • Editor: Michael N.A. Eskin
  • Language: English

Vitamin D and Health, Volume 109 reviews the versatility of vitamin D in enhancing the immune system and its potential role in combating many chronic diseases. While vitamin D’s ro… Read more

Description

Vitamin D and Health, Volume 109 reviews the versatility of vitamin D in enhancing the immune system and its potential role in combating many chronic diseases. While vitamin D’s role in enhancing bone health is well established, recent studies demonstrated the safety and efficacy of peri-operative vitamin D supplementation in cardiac patients and its impact on post-operative outcomes. Chapters in this new release include discussions on Vitamin D and Immune Function, Vitamin D and Bone Heath, Vitamin D and Cardiovascular Disease, Vitamin D and Cancer, Vitamin D and Diabetes, Vitamin D and Neurological Diseases, Vitamin D and Celiac Disease, and much more.

Key features

  • Provides the latest information on the possible mechanisms of action by the active metabolite of vitamin D, 1,25(OH) in immune cells
  • Covers the beneficial roles of vitamin D in bone health, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancers, and celiac disease
  • Discusses vitamin D's ability to reduce the risk of severity and death from viral diseases such as influenza, COVID-19, and the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)

Readership

Nutritionists, Food Scientists, medical researchers, and those working in health-related industries

Table of contents

1. Vitamin D and Immune Function

2. Vitamin D and Bone Heath

3. Vitamin D and Cardiovascular Disease

4. Vitamin D and Cancer

5. Vitamin D and Diabetes

6. Vitamin D and Neurological Diseases

7. Vitamin D and Celiac Disease

8. Vitamin D and Obesity

9. Vitamin D and Viral Disease

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Volume: 109
  • Published: June 20, 2024
  • Language: English

About the editor

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Michael N.A. Eskin

Dr. Michael N. A. Eskin, a former Chair and Associate Dean, is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Food and Human Nutritional Sciences in the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences at the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg Canada. He is recognized internationally for his pioneering research on the physical, chemical and performance properties that led to the successful development of canola oil. For this and later research, he received many prestigious awards including the American Oil Chemists' Society (AOCS) Supelco Research Award, considered the world prize in lipids, and the IFT Lifetime Achievement Award in Memory of Nicolas Appert. He is also the recipient of the Stephen S. Change Award from IFT and AOCS and the Alton Bailey Medal, Herbert J Dutton Award, Timothy Mounts Award, and the A.R. Distinguished Service Award from AOCS and the William J Eva Award from the Canadian Institute of Food Science and Technology. In 2016, he was awarded the Order of Canada ,and in 2022 The Order of Manitoba, for his significant contributions to the success of the Canadian canola oil industry. He has authored and edited 18 books , 65 chapters and over 160 papers

Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Food and Human Nutritional Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada

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