Using nutrition for intervention and prevention against environmental chemical toxicity and associated diseases

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 493-495

  Hennig, Bernhard ^a   Ettinger, Adrienne S ^b   Jandacek, Ronald J ^c   Koo, Sung ^d   McClain, Craig ^e   Seifried, Harold ^f   Silverstone, Allen ^g   Watkins, Bruce ^h   Suk, William A ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^e University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^f NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^g State University of New York Upstate Medical University: College of Medicine   (United States)

^h PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Diet; Disease; Environmental toxicants; Nutrition; Pollutants; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ARTICLE; EATING HABIT; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LIPID ANALYSIS; NUTRIENT; NUTRITION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; VEGETABLE;

ANTIOXIDANTS; DIET; DIETARY FATS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RESEARCH;

EID: 34247094850     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.9549     Document Type: Article

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