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Nutrients, stress, and medical disorders / edited by Shlomo Yehuda and David I. Mostofsky. — Totowa, N.J. : Humana Press, c2006. -- (59.811/N976) |
Contents
Contents
Series Editor's Introduction v
Preface ix
Contributors xiii
I HISTORY， METHODOLOGY， AND BASIC SCIENCE
1 Stress Revisited: A Methodological and Conceptual History 3
2 Experimental Protocols for the Study of Stress in Animals and Humans 21
3 Neurobiological Foundations of Stress 37
4 The Beneficial Effects of Fruit and Vegetable Supplementation on Neuronal Signaling and Behavior in Aging: Beyond Antioxidants 67
5 Effects of Stress and Nutrition on Blood-Brain Barrier Functions 83
II NUTRIENTS AND STRESS
6 Essential Fatty Acids and Stress 99
7 Stress， Glucocorticoids， and the Brain 111
8 Herbal Products， Stress， and the Mind 137
9 Stress and Food Craving 155
10 Stress， Alcohol Consumption， and the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis 165
11 Influences on Diet and Stress Across Space and Time: A Contextual Perspective 185
III HEALTH， MENTAL HEALTH， AND COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS
12 Nutrition and Stress and the Developing Fetus 205
13 Lipids and Depression 22l
14 Nicotine， Sleep， and Depression 231
15 Aggression， Fish Oil， and Noradrenergic Activity 245
16 Stress in the Pathogenesis of Eating Disorders and Obesity 253
IV CHRONIC DISORDERS AND INFLAMMATION
17 Effect of Dietary Hypercholesteremia on Host Immune Response 267
18 Treatment of Huntington's Disease With Eicosapentaenoic Acid 279
19 Major Stressors in Women's Health: The Role of Nutrition 287
20 Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Metabolic Syndrome X 317
21 Dietary Management of Stress Using Amino Acid Supplements 325
22 Conditioned Nutritional Requirements of the Failing Heart 341
23 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Neuro-Inflammation 353
24 Pathophysiological Effects of Inflammatory Mediators and Stress on Distinct Memory Systems 377
25 The Interaction Between Nutrition and Inflammatory Stress Throughout the Life Cycle 387
Index 425
