Sect. 1. Vegetables and health -- Effect of dietary phytochemicals on cancer development -- Bioavailability of carotenoids from vegetables versus supplements -- Japanese vegetable juice, aojiru, and cellular immune response -- Tomatoes and health promotion -- Sect. II. Vegetable extracts and nutrient supplementation : health promotion -- Phytomedicines : creating safer choices -- Fruit and vegetable micronutrients in diseases of the eye -- Nutrients and vegetables in skin protection -- Vitamins and micronutrients in aging and photoaging skin -- Soy foods and health promotion -- Fruits and vegetables and the prevention of oxidative DNA damage -- Health benefits of fruits and vegetables : the protective role of phytonutrients -- Sect. III. Herbs and health -- Herbal remedies that promote health and prevent disease -- Garlic and health -- Some aspects of the mediterranean diet -- Sect. IV. Fruits and promotion of health -- Gastrointestinal nutritional problems in the aged : role of vegetable and fruit use -- Health benefits of cranberries and related fruits -- Sect. V. Overview and approaches to the use of vegetables to maintain optimum health -- Diet and carcinogenesis -- Raw food diets : health benefits and risks -- Effect of nutrition on stress management -- Legal developments in marketing foods with health claims in the United States.
