Editorial Reviews
Increasingly, Americans are turning to the use of dietary
vegetables as well as medicinal herbs to improve their
health. Herbal products are now a multi-billion dollar
business, built upon extremely little research data. The
FDA is pushing this industry--with Congress'--help to
base their claims and products on scientific phenomena.
Vegetables, Fruits, and Herbs in Health Promotion discusses
the most effective ways of conducting research geared
toward deriving maximum nutritional benefit from vegetables,
fruits, and herbs. The book addresses such questions as
How much vegetables and herbs should be consumed? Can
extracts or components be useful replacements for vegetable
consumption? Does red wine reduce the risk of heart disease,?Catalog
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