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Nutritional Issues Highlighted in Saving Lives: Our Healthier Nation The following are all areas highlighted by the Government in their recent strategy document. Salt The Government has begun a series of meetings with the food industry to explore ways of reducing the salt content of processed foods. A number of major retailers have already taken action to reduce the salt content of their own-brand products. Around 90% of the salt we eat is derived from processed foods. Looking for lower salt options in the supermarket, avoidance of adding salt during cooking and use of alternative seasonings at the table can help to reduce salt intake. It is important, however, to ensure that nutritional messages are placed in context. It is recognised in the report that salt is not the only factor that affects blood pressure. Reducing excess alcohol intake and increasing physical activity are also highlighted as being important. Practical advice for those with high blood pressure sho...

This book was written to introduce “the world of the soybean” with respect to its myriad health benefits. A number of excellent review articles and books are available that cover the nutritional and physiological functions of soybean and its products. The editor is, however, not aware of a book in English devoted to the study of soybean, written fully or mostly by Japanese. As many varieties of soybean products have been consumed for many years in East Asia, much knowledge has accumulated there documenting the health benefits of these products. Japan may be the most experienced country in the use of soybean for fermented foods. Advances in analytical methodologies have disclosed the full details of the chemical composition of soybean, and most soybean ingredients exert diverse physiological functions. Numerous Japanese researchers have been working for many years in every aspect of soybeans, and the Fuji Foundation for Protein Research has been established to support these studies. As...

Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health, leading to reduced life expectancy and/or increased health problems.People are considered obese when their body mass index (BMI), a measurement obtained by dividing a person's weight in kilograms by the square of the person's height in metres, exceeds 30 kg/m2.Obesity increases the likelihood of various diseases, particularly heart disease, type 2 diabetes, obstructive sleep apnea, certain types of cancer, and osteoarthritis.Obesity is most commonly caused by a combination of excessive food energy intake, lack of physical activity, and genetic susceptibility, although a few cases are caused primarily by genes, endocrine disorders, medications or psychiatric illness. Evidence to support the view that some obese people eat little yet gain weight due to a slow metabolism is limited; on average obese people have a greater energy expenditure than their ...

Chapter 12 Diet and Cancer The link between diet and cancer, supported by in vitro, animal, and epidemiologic studies, is convincing. Decisive intervention trials are for the most part lacking, however, because of the protracted time course of carcinogenesis and a lack of reliable surrogate markers in most cases. An exception is studies in populations with well-defined nutrient deficiencies that increase the risk of specific cancers, where supplementation may dramatically reduce risk; the Linxian study in rural China is noteworthy (1,2). Most reviews of diet and cancer cite the work of Doll and Peto (3) and suggest that one-third or more of all cancer is related to nutritional factors and potentially preventable by nutritional means. Dietary factors may influence cancer initiation, promotion, and progression via direct effects on DNA, indirect effects on immune function (see Chapter 11), and overall vitality (see Chapter 45). As is the case for atherogenesis, the process of carcin...

Part I Formulas According to TCM Zang Fu Syndrome Differentiation Chapter 1 Lung Syndromes and Formulas .............................................................................3 Chapter 2 Lung and Heart or Spleen Syndromes and Formulas .........................................53 Chapter 3 Spleen and Stomach Syndromes and Formulas...................................................59 Chapter 4 Spleen and Stomach with Heart, Liver, or Gallbladder Syndromes .................153 Chapter 5 Liver Syndromes and Formulas (Appendix: Gallbladder Syndromes) .............165 Chapter 6 Liver and Lung, Kidney Syndromes and Formulas...........................................239 Chapter 7 Heart Syndromes and Formulas.........................................................................251 Chapter 8 Heart and Kidney Syndromes and Formulas.....................................................279 Chapter 9 Kidney Syndromes and Formulas (Urinary Bladd...

clik image to download The basic principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) are rooted in the Taoist philosophy of yin and yang. These two polar opposites organize and explain the ongoing process of natural change and transformation in the universe. According to ancient lore, yang marks the sunny side and yin the shady side of a hill. In the theory of yin and yang, all things and phenomena of the cosmos contain these two complementary aspects. The traditional Taoist symbol for completeness and harmony is the merging monad of yin and yang. The standard of TCM, the Huang Di Nei Jing, “The Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Medicine,” dates as far back as 500–300 BC. This 18-volume classic work has two parts, Ling Shu and Su We. The Su Wen explains the theoretical foundations of TCM in the form of a dialogue between the legendary Yellow Emperor Huan Di and his personal physician Shi Po. The Ling Shu, the practical part of the Nei Jing, report...