| Description |
xvii, 374 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Woodhead Publishing in food science and technology |
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Woodhead Publishing in food science and technology.
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| Contents |
Pt. I. General Issues -- 1. Defining functional foods / M. B. Roberfroid -- 2. EU legislation and functional foods: a case study / P. Berry Ottaway -- 3. US legislation and functional health claims / M. K. Schmidl and T. P. Labuza -- Pt. II. Functional foods and health -- 4. Colonic functional foods / R. A. Rastall, R. Fuller and H. R. Gaskins / [et al.] -- 5. Coronary heart disease / J. A. Lovegrove and K. G. Jackson -- 6. Anti-tumour properties / I. T. Johnson -- 7. Functional foods and acute infections: probiotics and gastrointestinal disorders / E. Isolauri and S. Salminen -- Pt. III. Developing functional food products -- 8. Maximising the functional benefits of plant foods / D. G. Lindsay -- 9. Developing functional ingredients: a case study / A.-S. Sandberg -- 10. Functional fats and spreads / E. A. M. de Deckere and P. M. Verschuren -- 11. Functional confectionery / E. F. Pickford and N. J. Jardine -- 12. Probiotic functional foods / T. Mattila-Sandholm and M. Saarela |
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13. Dietary fibre functional products / F. Guillon, M. Champ and J.-F. Thibault |
| Summary |
"Functional foods will be an essential reference both for the food industry and health professionals in understanding and developing this new field."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Also available online via the World Wide Web, by subscription to Knovel |
| Subject |
Diet therapy.
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Functional foods.
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Preventive Medicine.
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Dietetics.
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Nutrition
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| Author |
Gibson, Glenn R.
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Williams, Christine M.
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| LC no. |
00044434 |
| ISBN |
0849308518 CRC |
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1591240719 electronic bk |
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1855735032 : |
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