Handbook of diet, nutrition and the skin

Studies have clearly shown that optimal diet and nutrition can prevent skin disease. Moreover, novel nutritional components have been used experimentally to treat skin conditions. However, the clinical application of these nutrients awaits confirmation. I

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Handbook of diet, nutrition and the skin

edited by: Victor R. Preedy

Human Health Handbooks no. 2 ISSN 2212-375X

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ISBN: 978-90-8686-175-0 e-ISBN: 978-90-8686-729-5 DOI: 10.3920/978-90-8686-729-5

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ISSN 2212-375X

First published, 2012

©Wageningen Academic Publishers The Netherlands, 2012

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This book is dedicated to my daughter Hannah

Table of contents Introduction 1. The skin: an introduction N.B. Silverberg

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General aspects of skin, nutrition and diet 2. Gut bacteria and skin health R. Iizuka

27

3. The fatty acids and the skin: a focus on the n-6 family of unsaturated fatty acids H.S. Hansen

45

4. Role of vitamin B6 in skin health and diseases N. Kato

59

5. Antioxidants and skin: an overview Y. Wu, H.-D. Chen, Y.-H. Li, X.-H. Gao and V.R. Preedy

69

Micronutrients 6. The skin and vitamin D D.D. Bikle

93

7. Vitamin C, gene expression and skin health T.L. Duarte and I.F. Almeida

115

8. Strategies for vitamin E transdermal delivery S. Trombino

129

9. Vitamin E chemistry, biological activity and benefits on the skin R. Cassano

145

10. Dietary tocotrienol and UVB-induced skin damage K. Yamashita

165

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11. Zinc and skin health: an overview H.K. Bangash and A. Sethi

179

12. Iron and skin health: iron stimulates skin function T. Hirobe

197

Nutraceuticals and skin 13. Skin photoprotection and nutraceuticals: an overview P. Morganti

217

14. Effect of flaxseed- and borage oil ingestion on skin conditions S. De Spirt, W. Stahl and U. Heinrich

233

15. Dietary red ginseng and skin protection J.J. Wee and Y. Cho

245

16. Dietary grape seed proanthocyanidins and skin cancer S.K. Katiyar

265

17. Olive oil as a skin protector P. Viola, F. Nobili and M. Viola

283

18. Protective effect of garlic in skin cancer I. Das, A. Acharya and T. Saha

301

19. Pre- and probiotics for human skin A. Marini and J. Krutmann

319

20. Curcumin (turmeric) and its evolving role in skin health T. Gonzalez and A. Sethi

333

21. Protective effects of vitamin C derivatives on skin atrophy caused by Sod1 deficiency S. Shibuya, K. Kinoshitaand T. Shimizu

351

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