{"product_id":"nutrition-in-epigenetics-isbn-9780813816050","title":"Nutrition in Epigenetics","description":"The study of epigenetics, or how heritable changes in gene expression are regulated without modifying the coding DNA sequence, has become an increasingly important field of study in recent years. Rapid developments in our understanding of the way in which gene function is modulated by the environment has revolutionized the way we think about human development and health. \u003ci\u003eNutrition in Epigenetics\u003c\/i\u003e reviews the latest research looking at the interaction between genes and nutrients and the role they play together in maintaining human health.  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNutrition in Epigenetics\u003c\/i\u003e is divided into two primary parts. The first part provides key principles such as epigenetic mechanisms, developmental epigenetics, and the role of epigenetics in disease. The second part looks specifically at the application of epigenetics to the field of human nutrition. Chapters review the role of specific nutrients in modulating epigenetic status and the effect on health and disease.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNutrition in Epigenetics\u003c\/i\u003e is an indispensable resource for researchers, professionals and advanced students with an interest in human nutrition, epigenetics, and biomedical research.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Introduction 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMihai D. Niculescu and Paul Haggarty\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Fundamental Principles in Epigenetics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection A: Epigenetic Mechanisms\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2. DNA Methylation 13\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNatalia V. Cucu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Chromatin Modifications 47\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSandra B. Hake\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Roles of RNAi and Other Micro-RNAs in the Regulation of Epigenetic Processes 73\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMuller Fabbri\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Epigenetic Inheritance: Both Mitotic and Meiotic 87\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNina J. Kaminen-Ahola, Arttu I. Ahola, and Emma Whitelaw\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection B: Development Epigenetics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Developmental Epigenetics: Roles in Embryonic Development 107\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiliana Burlibas¸a and Lucian Gavril\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection C: Epigenetic Mechanisms in Disease\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Epigenetics, Nutrition, and Cancer 129\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmy R. Johnson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity, and Diabetes 145\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKaren D. Corbin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Autoimmunity 165\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDonna Ray and Raymond Yung\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Cardiovascular Diseases 173\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAurelian Bidulescu and Methode Bacanamwo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Nutritional Status and Specific Nutrients\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection A: Maternal Nutrition and Fetal Development\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Maternal Nutrition and Developmental Outcomes 193\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShannon L. Haley, Laurie J. Moyer-Mileur, Robert H. Lane, and Lisa A. Joss-Moore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection B: Role of Specific Nutrients\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Folate, Vitamin B\u003csub\u003e12\u003c\/sub\u003e, and Vitamin B\u003csub\u003e6\u003c\/sub\u003e 211\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePatrick J. Stover\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Dietary Choline, Betaine, Methionine, and Epigenetic Mechanisms Influencing Brain Development 225\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSteven H. Zeisel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Epigenetic Regulation by Retinoids 241\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmandio Vieira\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. We Are What We Eat: How Nutritional Compounds Such As Isoflavones Shape Our Epigenome 249\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarlos M. Guerrero-Bosagna and Susan J. Clark\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. Isothiocyanates and Polyphenols 263\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNigel J. Belshaw and Ian T. Johnson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection C: Macronutrient Intakes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. The Effect of Maternal Macronutrient Intake on Phenotype Induction and Epigenetic Gene Regulation 275\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKaren A. Lillycrop, Mark A. Hanson, and Graham C. Burdge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection D: Environmental Exposures\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. Epigenetic Manifestation of Environmental Exposures 289\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDana C. Dolinoy, Olivia S. Anderson, and Laura S. Rozek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection E: Epidemiology of Nutritional Epigenetics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19. Epigenetics, Nutrition, and Reproduction: Short- and Long-Term Consequences 311\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul Haggarty\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20. Nutrition, Epigenetics, and Cancer: An Epidemiological Perspective 329\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAudrey Jung and Ellen Kampman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 345\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eMihai D. Niculescu\u003c\/b\u003e is an Assistant Professor of Nutrition at the University of North Carolina’s Gillings School of Global Public Health in Chapel Hill, and at the UNC Nutrition Research Institute in Kannapolis, North Carolina, USA.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Haggarty\u003c\/b\u003e is Head of the Lifelong Health Programme, and the Nutrition and Epigenetics Group, at the Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health in the University of Aberdeen in Aberdeen, Scotland.\u003c\/p\u003e  The study of epigenetics, or how heritable changes in gene expression are regulated without modifying the coding DNA sequence, has become an increasingly important field of study in recent years. 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