Dietary Fibre Functionality in Food and Nutraceuticals: From Plant to Gut
Dietary Fibre Functionality in Food and Nutraceuticals: From Plant to Gut
Wiley-Blackwell | English | February 2017 | ISBN-10: 1119138051 | 328 pages | PDF | 4.11 mb
Wiley-Blackwell | English | February 2017 | ISBN-10: 1119138051 | 328 pages | PDF | 4.11 mb
By Farah Hosseinian (Editor), B. Dave Oomah (Editor), Rocio Campos-Vega (Editor)
Description
Increasing fiber consumption can address, and even reverse the progression of pre-diabetes and other associated non-communicable diseases. Understanding the link between plant dietary fiber and gut health is a small step in reducing the heavy economic burden of metabolic disease risks for public health. This book provides an overview of the occurence, significance and factors affecting dietary fiber in plant foods in order to critically evaluate them with particular emphasis on evidence for their beneficial health effects.
Author Information
Dr Farah Hosseinian, Associate Professor, Food Science and Nutrition, Department of Chemistry, Carleton University, Canada
Dr B. Dave Oomah, Retired research scientist, formerly with the Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre, Summerland, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Dr Rocio Campos-Vega, Research Professor, Programa de Posgrado en Alimentos del Centro de la Republica (PROPAC), Research and Graduate Studies in Food Science, School of Chemistry, Autonomous University of Queretaro, Mexico