Description
Book SynopsisReviews in Food and Nutrition Toxicity, Volume 4 includes the most recent reviews of current issues involved in the toxicity of food and nutrients. With contributors from the fields of medicine, public health, and environmental science, the continuation of this series distills a broad range of research on food safety and food technology.
Volume Four discusses:
The extent to which postnatal metal exposure through breastfeeding can impair an infant''s health
Selenium bioavailability and metabolism, effects of selenium exposure, and mechanisms of selenium toxicity
The fate of toxic and nontoxic arsenic compounds in the human body upon ingestion
The biological role of sulfur, sulfur metabolism, deficiencies, and toxicity
The effects on fluoride on teeth, bones, kidneys, arteries, hormones, the brain, and the reproductive system
Food-borne disease outbreaks, microbial quality and risk assessment of food-borne microor
Table of Contents
Selenium Toxicity and its Adverse Health Effects. Aflatoxin B and Cell Cycle Perturbation. Boilogical and Toxicological Considerations of Dietary Sulpher. Bacterial Contamination of Ready to Eat Foods: Concern for Human Toxicity. Heavy Metals in Breast Milk: Implications for Toxicity. Cycad Consumption and Neurological Disease. Arsenic in Fish: Implications for Toxicity. T-2 Mycotoxin in the Diet and its Effects on Tissues. Flouride: Toxic and Pathologic Aspects. Dietary Lectins and the Immune Response.
