Nutrition for Healthy Skin Strategies for Clinical and Cosmetic Prac
During the past few years, significant scientific evidence has accumulated to show that nutrition-based strategies are capable of exerting beneficial effects on the skin. This exceptional reference • describes the scientific basis for nutrition-based stra
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Jean Krutmann • Philippe Humbert (Editors)
Nutrition for Healthy Skin Strategies for Clinical and Cosmetic Practice
Jean Krutmann, MD Professor of Dermatology and Environmental Medicine Director IUF-Leibniz Research Center for Environmental Medicine Auf’m Hennekamp 50 D-40225 Düsseldorf Germany [email protected]
Philippe Humbert, MD, PhD Saint-Jacques University Hospital Department of Dermatology University Hospital University of Franche-Comte INSERM U 645, IFR 133 25030 Besançon France [email protected]
ISBN 978-3-642-12263-7 e-ISBN 978-3-642-12264-4 DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-12264-4 Springer Heidelberg Dordrecht London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2010933086 © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2011 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Violations are liable to prosecution under the German Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Product liability: The publishers cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information about dosage and application contained in this book. In every individual case the user must check such information by consulting the relevant literature. Cover design: eStudioCalamar, Figueres/Berlin Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Foreword
The intimate relationship between dermal demand of nutrients and adequate supply from the blood circulation seems to have been understudied. In fact, the title of this book can be read in two ways; balanced nutrition is necessary for maintaining healthy skin, and there are nutritive aspects to restore healthy conditions after a disease state has developed. Skin care has an important metabolic and nutritive component. Maintenance and restoration are integral processes in skin health. It is satisfying to see that the two editors, Professors Jean Krutmann from Düsseldorf, Germany, and Phillippe Humbert from Besancon, France, have been able to compile the pertinent aspects by attracting contributions from the world leaders in this subject area. Three major sections make up the treatise: Nutrition and Skin, and its scientific basis; Functional Food, addressing botanicals and other micronutrients as well as probiotics and; thirdly, Aspects of Clinical Dermatology, culminating in the topic of beauty from inside. The need for scientifically sound information
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