Nutrients, Stress and Medical Disorders

By David I. Mostofsky

Book Overview

A benchmark survey of current clinical findings on the complex interactions between diet, stress, and mental health, and their impact on disease states. The authors give special attention to the influence of stress on physical health, mental health, and cognitive function, including the critical effects of maternal nutritional status and stress levels on fetal physical and mental development, the role of lipids in the development and treatment of depression, the role of fish oil in the development of aggressive behaviors, and the consequences of obesity on stress and the development of eating disorders.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1588294323
• ISBN13: 9781588294326
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: Humana
• Length: 438 Pages
• Weight: 2.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.3" x 10.2"