Handbook of Nutrition Diet and Epigenetics-1판

This multivolume reference work addresses the fact that the well being of humankind is predicated not only on
individuals receiving adequate nutrition but also on their genetic makeup. The work includes more than 100 chapters
organized in the following major sections: Introduction and Overview; Epigenetics of Organs and Diseases in Relation to
Diet and Nutrition; Detailed Processes in Epigenetics of Diet and Nutrition; Modulating Epigenetics with Diet and
Nutrition; and Practical Techniques. While it is well known that genes may encode proteins responsible for structural
and dynamic components, there is an increasing body of evidence to suggest that nutrition itself may alter the way in
which genes are expressed via the process of epigenetics.

This is where chemically imposed alteration in the DNA sequence occurs or where the functional expression of DNA is
modulated. This may include changes in DNA methylation, non-coding RNA, chromatin, histone acetylation or methylation,
and genomic imprinting. Knowledge regarding the number of dietary components that impact on epigenetic processes is
increasing almost daily. Marshalling all the information on the complex relationships between diet, nutrition, and
epigenetic processes is somewhat difficult due to the wide myriad of material. It is for this reason that the present
work has been compiled.



Nervous system

Development and ageing

Cancers

Caloric and dietary restriction

Detailed processes in epigenetics of diet and nutrition

Modifications of DNA via methylation

Modifications of histones

Modifications of non-coding RNAs

DNA repair

Modulating epigenetics with diet and nutrition

General treatments and strategies

Vitamins

Minerals

Specific foods and nutrients

Nutritional toxicology

Practical techniques.