Using nutrition for intervention and prevention against environmental chemical toxicity and associated diseases.(Commentary)(Report)

From: Environmental Health Perspectives | Date: April 1, 2007| Author: | Copyright information

BACKGROUND: Nutrition and lifestyle are well-defined modulators of chronic diseases. Poor dietary habits (such as high intake of processed foods rich in fat and low intake of fruits and vegetables), as well as a sedentary lifestyle clearly contribute to today's compromised quality of life in the United States. It is becoming increasingly clear that nutrition can modulate the toxicity of environmental pollutants.

OBJECTIVES: Our goal in this commentary is to discuss the recommendation that nutrition should be considered a necessary variable in the study of human disease ...

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