Medical : Diet Therapy

Obesity is a global epidemic, with large proportions of adults and children overweight or obese in many developed and developing countries. As a result, there is an unprecedented level of interest and research in the complex interactions between our genetic susceptibility, diet and lifestyle in determining individual risk of obesity. With its distinguished editor and international team of contributors, this collection sums up the key themes in weight control research, focusing on their implications and applications for food product development and consumers. more...

Price: $310.00

Highlighting the role of dietary fats in foods, human health, and disease, this book emphasizes lipids from the point of entry into the food supply. It covers polyunsaturated lipid oxidation in aqueous systems, total antioxidant evaluation and synergism, and tocopherol stability and prooxidant mechanisms of oxidized tocopherols in lipids. more...

Price: $239.95

Food Phytates takes a new look at phytates, including their potential health benefits. It includes the latest information on the beneficial heath effects of phytates, the influence of phytates in disease prevention, the potential use of phytate as an antioxidant in foods, and phytase expression in transgenic plants. In 14 chapters, leading researchers shed new light on phytates' potential ability to lower blood glucose, reduce cholesterol and triacylglycerols, and reduce the risks of cancer and heart disease. more...

Price: $199.95

Presents a comprehensive coverage of a range of physiologically active carbohydrate compounds and their roles in the promotion of health and the prevention of disease. This book provides information available on the chemistry, physical properties, processing effects, production, and physiological function of these food constituents. more...

Price: $139.95

This important collection reviews the role of functional foods in helping to prevent a number of degenerative conditions, from osteoporosis and obesity to immune system disorders and cancer. Introductory chapters discuss the regulation of functional foods in the EU and the role of diet generally in preventing degenerative disease. Part 1 examines bone and oral health, the use of diet to control osteoporosis, the use of functional ingredients to improve bone strength, and ways of maintaining dental health. Part 2 discusses how obesity can be controlled, whilst Part 3 looks at gut health and maintaining the immune function using functional ingredients. The book concludes by reviewing research on functional foods and cancer with chapters on synbiotics, anti-angiogenic functional foods, glucosinolates, dietary fibre and phytoestrogens. more...

Price: $340.00