Klaus Kraemer

Michael B. Zimmermann

Crystal D. Karakochuk

Diego Moretti

Understanding the causes of anemia is critical to inform appropriate strategies to prevent and treat anemia, particularly to reduce the risk of anemia and the burden of disease. The strength of this book lies in its cross-disciplinary nature. This publication summarizes the current state of evidence on the multifactorial causes of anemia, with a specific focus on nutritional anemia. The chapter authors are leading experts in nutrition and global health. The introductory chapters provide an overview of the global burden of anemia prevalence, the economic implications and functional consequences of anemia, and the significance of these factors to guide policy and programs. Subsequent chapters provide current evidence on iron and other micronutrient metabolism and homeostasis in regards to anemia, the multifactorial contributors to anemia (e.g. infection and genetics), and the interactions between nutrients that may contribute to anemia. The summarizing chapters detail program and policy approaches to treat, prevent and reduce anemia in the global context. Nutritional Anemia is a comprehensive resource for those involved in global health and nutrition policy, strategy, programming, or research, and serves as a guide for how government, NGO, and international agencies can effectively treat, prevent and reduce anemia globally.

Nutritional Anemia

Werner Siems

Olaf Sommerburg

Vitamin A (retinol) is an essential dietary compound with myriad metabolic and regulatory functions. Deficiency can result in vision problems, compromised immune responses, and a host of other medical issues. More than 600 carotenoids have been identified in plants, algae, fungi, and bacteria, and around 50 carotenoids—including β-carotene—can be converted into vitamin A. Carotenoids and Vitamin A in Translational Medicine reviews the medical use of carotenoids and vitamin A in cancer; diseases of the skin, eye, ear, and lung; and inflammatory bowel and metabolic diseases. It also discusses the analytics of carotenoids and the supply of carotenoids and vitamin A in developing countries. Serving a broad community of researchers and practitioners conducting basic and clinical analysis on carotenoids and vitamin A for medical purposes, the book evaluates basic research, epidemiological studies, and clinical trials in the field. It updates information on the worldwide problem of vitamin A deficiency and discusses extensively the pros and cons of carotenoid supplementation in cancer. The authors provide a comprehensive overview of the efforts made in the field of carotenoid research with respect to translational medicine and present the future outlook on carotenoids as new therapeutic agents. It is the editors’ intent through the contributions in this volume to expand this important discussion on therapeutic approaches using carotenoids and retinoids. In doing so, they hope to enhance the quality of research which brings safe, effective, and clinically proven medicines to patients.

Carotenoids and Vitamin A in Translational Medicine

Crystal D Karakochuk

Kyly C. Whitfield

Tim J Green

The first 1,000 days, from conception to two years of age, is a critical period of growth and development. Exposures to dietary, environmental, hormonal, and other stressors during this window have been associated with an increased risk of poor health outcomes, some of which are irreversible. The book addresses this crucial interval of early life across biological disciplines, linking concepts related to all biological fields to outcomes during the first 1,000 days (e.g. fetal growth and pregnancy outcomes) and beyond (e.g. gut microbiome and cardiovascular disease later in life). The strength of this book lies in its cross-disciplinary nature.

The Biology of the First 1,000 Days

Sebastian Nessel

Die internationalen Finanzmärkte sind zu einem einzigartigen Treibmittel des gesellschaftlichen Wandels geworden - und sind selbst schwer berechenbar. Sie haben Wachstum beschleunigt und Wohlstand begünstigt, und dann Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft in die Krise gestürzt. Um ihre janusköpfige Gestalt zu verstehen, müssen aber nicht nur ökonomische, sondern auch soziale, institutionelle und kulturelle Faktoren einbezogen werden. Im Zentrum des Bandes steht daher die Frage, welchen originären Beitrag die Soziologie zur Analyse moderner Finanzmärkte, ihrer Dynamik und Krisen leisten kann. Beleuchtet wird dabei das Verhältnis von Finanzmarktkapitalismus und Realwirtschaft, das Entscheidungsverhalten von Anlegern, politische Handlungsmöglichkeiten und die Rolle des Staates bei der Regulierung der Finanzmärkte. Mit Beiträgen von Natalia Besedovsky, Klaus Dörre, Sabine Frerichs, Heiner Ganßmann, Hartmut Hirsch-Kreinsen, Lukas Hofstätter, Philipp Korom, Klaus Kraemer, Andreas Langenohl, Stefan Laube, Rolf von Lüde, Sighard Neckel, Sebastian Nessel, Axel T. Paul, Jenny Preunkert, Birger P. Priddat, Manfred Prisching, Christian von Scheve, Uwe Schimank, Silke Stopper, Georg Vobruba, Dietmar J. Wetzel und Brigitte Young.

Soziologische Analysen des modernen Kapitalismus

Entfesselte Finanzmärkte

Georg Kneer

Frank Hillebrandt

Verweisen multiple Lebensstile auf die Auflösung traditioneller Sozialstrukturen? Oder sind sie bloße Folgeerscheinungen sozialer Ungleichheiten? Sind Lebensstile unabhängig von den sozioökonomischen Verteilungsstrukturen zu beschreiben? Oder stehen sie in einer engen Beziehung zu "harten" sozialstrukturellen Merkmalen? Diese und andere in der soziologischen Lebensstilforschung kontrovers diskutierten Problemfelder werden in den Beiträgen dieses Bandes aufgegriffen und fortgeführt. Dabei dokumentieren sie das breite Spektrum der Lebensstildebatte und tragen zugleich dazu bei, den Lebensstilbegriff als soziologischen und gesellschaftstheoretischen Grundbegriff zu profilieren.

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