Nutrition & Health: Topics and Controversies

Trending Cardiovascular Nutrition Controversies.

The potential cardiovascular benefits of several trending foods and dietary patterns are still incompletely understood, and nutritional science continues to evolve. However, in the meantime, a number of controversial dietary patterns, foods, and nutrients have received significant media exposure and are mired by hype. This review addresses some of the more popular foods and dietary patterns tha...

Current Topics in Insect Endocrinology and Nutrition

Dr. Swartz is Director of the Physical Diagnosis Program at Mount Sinai Medical School, and the contributions to this volume are the work of its faculty. Dr. Swartz provides a brief introduction and an overview of the complete history and physical examination of the patient. Following the introduction each contributor presents a plan for the physical examination of a particular organ system. Th...

Nutrition and Oral Health: Experiences in Iran

Background: Oral health is a crucial factor for overall well-being and there is a mutual relationship between nutrition and oral health. The aim of this study was to review the publications which have examined the association between nutrition or diet and oral health status or oral disease in Iran. Methods: The electronic databases of PubMed, Scopus, Google scholar, scientific information datab...

Optimizing child-focused nutrition policies: considerations and controversies.

Genetics and health inequalities: hypotheses and controversies.

This article reviews the current understanding of the explanation of socioeconomic inequalities in health in industrialised countries and then tries to determine where genetic factors could fit into explanatory schemes. It focuses on the explanation of socioeconomic inequalities in frequency of the main health problems of middle and old age.