Bookedited by Victor R. Preedy.
Contents:
[Part 1] Introduction
1. The Skin: an introduction / N. B. Silverberg
[Part 2] General aspects of skin, nutrition and diet
2. Gut bacteria and skin health / R. Iizuka
3. The fatty acids and the skin: a focus on the n-6 family of unsaturated fatty acids / H. S. Hansen
4. Role of vitamin B6 in skin health and diseases / N. Kato
5. Antioxidants and skin: an overview / Y. Wu, H.-D. Chen, Y.-H. Li, X.-H. Gao and V. R. Preedy
[Part 3] Micronutrients
6. The Skin and vitamin D / D. D. Bikle
7. Vitamin C, gene expression and skin health / T. L. Duarte and I. F. Almeida
8. Strategies for vitamin E transdermal delivery / S. Trombino
9. Vitamin E chemistry, biological activity and benefits on the skin / R. Cassano
10. Dietary tocotrienol and UVB-induced skin damage / K. Yamashita
11. Zinc and skin health: an overview / H. K. Bangash and A. Sethi
12. Iron and skin health: iron stimulates skin function / T. Hirobe
[Part 4] Nutraceuticals and skin
13. Skin photoprotection and nutraceuticals: an overview / P. Morganti
14. Effect of flaxseed- and borage oil ingestion on skin conditions / U. Heinrich
15. Dietary red ginseng and skin protection / Y. Cho
16. Dietary grape seed proanthocyanidins and skin cancer / S.K. Katiyar
17. Olive oil as a skin protector / M. Viola
18. Protective effect of garlic in skin cancer / T. Saha
19. Pre- and probiotics for human skin / J. Krutmann
20. Curcumin (turmeric) and its evolving role in skin health / A. Sethi
21. Protective effects of vitamin C derivatives on skin atrophy caused by Sod1 deficiency / T. Shimizu
[Part 5] Skin cancer, nutrition and diet
22. Omega-3 Fatty acids and non-melanoma skin cancer / H.S. Black
23. Skin cancer and folate metabolism / M. Laing
24. Vitamin D and skin cancer / R.S. Mason
[Part 6] Specific skin conditions in relation to diet and nutrition
25. Acne and nutrition / C.C. Zouboulis
26. Food allergy and atopic dermatitis / S.S. Lee
27. Fructo-oligosaccharides and skin inflammation / K. Sonoyama.