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648 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm |
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Sect. 1. Dietary Fiber: Overview and Historical Perspectives. Ch. 1.1. Dietary Fiber: From Early Hunter-Gatherers to the 1990s / Denis P. Burkitt and Gene A. Spiller. Ch. 1.2. Dietary Fiber - A Perspective / Ruth McPherson -- Sect. 2. Definitions and Physico-Chemical Properties of Dietary Fiber. Ch. 2.1. Definition of Dietary Fiber / Gene A. Spiller. Ch. 2.2. Dietary Fiber Parts of Food Plants and Algae / David A. T. Southgate. Ch. 2.3. Food Components that Behave as Dietary Fiber / David A. T. Southgate. Ch. 2.4. Food Components Associated with Dietary Fiber / David A. T. Southgate. Ch. 2.5. Polysaccharide Food Additives that Contribute To Dietary Fiber / David A. T. Southgate. Ch. 2.6. Glossary of Dietary Fiber Components / David A. T. Southgate, Gene A. Spiller, Margaret White and Ruth McPherson -- Sect. 3. Methods of Analysis for Dietary Fiber. Ch. 3.1. Enzymatic Gravimetric Methods / Nils-Georg Asp. Ch. 3.2. Detergent Analysis of Foods / James B. Robertson and Peter J. Horvath. Ch. 3.3. Dietary Fiber and Starch: Classification and Measurement / Hans N. Englyst and Geoffrey J. Hudson. Ch. 3.4. The Southgate Method of Dietary Fiber Analysis / David A. T. Southgate. Ch. 3.5. Determination of Individual Components of Dietary Fiber / Olof Theander and Eric Westerlund. Ch. 3.6. The Crude Fiber Method / Ivan Furda. Ch. 3.7. Newer Methods for the Analysis of Phytate and Its Hydrolysis Products / Barbara F. Harland and Donald Oberleas. Ch. 3.8. Determination of the Saponin Content of Foods / David Oakenfull and John D. Potter -- Sect. 4. Effect of Dietary Fiber on Carbohydrate, Lipid, and Protein Metabolism. Ch. 4.1. Effect of Dietary Fiber and Foods on Carbohydrate Metabolism / Thomas M. S. Wolever and David J. A. Jenkins. Ch. 4.2. Effect of Dietary Fiber on Intestinal Absorption of Lipids / Marie M. Cassidy and Richard J. Calvert. Ch. 4.3. Influence of Dietary Fiber on Cholesterol Metabolism in Experimental Animals / David Kritchevsky and Jon A. Story. Ch. 4.4. Effect of Dietary Fiber on Protein Digestibility and Utilization / Daniel D. Gallaher and Barbara O. Schneeman -- Sect. 5. Effect of Dietary Fiber on Vitamin and Mineral Metabolism. Ch. 5.1. Bioavailability of Minerals from Cereals / Wenche Frolich. Ch. 5.2. Overview of the Effects of Dietary Fiber on the Utilization of Minerals and Trace Elements / Juan M. Munoz and Barbara F. Harland. Ch. 5.3. Effects of Dietary Fiber on Vitamin Metabolism / Heinrich Kasper -- Sect. 6. Effect of Dietary Fiber on Gastrointestinal Function. Ch. 6.1. The Effect of Dietary Fiber on Fecal Weight and Composition / John H. Cummings. Ch. 6.2. Suggestions for a Basis on which to Determine a Desirable Intake of Dietary Fiber / Gene A. Spiller. Ch. 6.3. Effect of Dietary Fiber and Fiber-Rich Foods on Structure of the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract / Clifford Tasman-Jones. Ch. 6.4. Effect of Dietary Fiber on the Structure of the Colon / Clifford Tasman-Jones. Ch. 6.5. Influences of Fiber on the Ecology of the Intestinal Flora / Margo N. Woods and Sherwood L. Gorbach. Ch. 6.6. Interaction Between Human Gut Bacteria and Fibrous Substrates / Joseph L. Jeraci, Betty A. Lewis and Peter J. Van Soest. Ch. 6.7. Effects of Dietary Fiber on Digestive Enzymes / Barbara O. Schneeman and Daniel Gallaher. Ch. 6.8. Influence of Dietary Fiber on the Production, Absorption, or Excretion of Short Chain Fatty Acids in Humans / Sharon E. Fleming. Ch. 6.9. Effects of Dietary Fiber on Fecal-Luminal Mutagenic Activities / Hugh J. Freeman -- Sect. 7. Dietary Fiber in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease. Ch. 7.1. Fiber in the Treatment of Hyperlipidemia / David J. A. Jenkins, Peter J. Spadafora, Alexandra L. Jenkins and Cynthia G. Rainey-Macdonald. Ch. 7.2. Development of the Dietary Fiber Hypothesis of Diabetes Mellitus / Hugh C. Trowell. Ch. 7.3. Treatment of Diabetes with High Fiber Diets / James W. Anderson and Abayomi O. Akanji. Ch. 7.4. Gallstones / Kenneth W. Heaton. Ch. 7.5. Human Epidemiological Studies on Dietary Fiber and Colon Cancer / Hugh J. Freeman. Ch. 7.6. Fiber and Colonic Diverticular Disease / Hugh J. Freeman. Ch. 7.7. Fiber and Inflammatory Bowel Disease / J. Scott Whittaker and Hugh J. Freeman. Ch. 7.8. Disease Patterns in South Africa as Related to Dietary Fiber / Alexander R. P. Walker. Ch. 7.9. Disease Patterns in Japan and Changes in Dietary Fiber (1930-1980) / Keisuki Tsuji and Bunpei Mori. Ch. 7.10. Modification by Dietary Fiber of Toxic or Carcinogenic Effects / Bandaru S. Reddy and Gene A. Spiller -- Sect. 8. Consumption Patterns of Dietary Fiber. Ch. 8.1. Patterns of Dietary Fiber Consumption in Humans / Sheila Bingham. Ch. 8.2. The Consumption of Fiber in Vegetarians and Nonvegetarians / Beverly M. Calkins. Ch. 8.3. Fiber Consumption in Australian Populations / Katrine I. Baghurst, Sally J. Record and John D. Potter. Ch. 8.4. Consumption of Dietary Fiber-Rich Foods in China / Zhi-Ping Shen and Su-Fang Zheng. Ch. 8.5. Consumption of Dietary Fiber in France (1850-1981) / Yves Le Quintrec. Ch. 8.6. Fiber Consumption in Italy / Ottavio Bosello, Fabio Armellini and Mauro Zamboni -- Appendix I: Tables of Dietary Fiber and Associated Substances Content in Foods -- Table 1. Dietary Fiber Values for Common Foods / Sally F. Schakel, Yvonne A. Sievert and I. Marilyn Buzzard -- Table 2. Dry Matter, Ash, Crude Protein, Total Dietary Fiber, Soluble Fiber, Neutral Detergent Residue, Hemicelluloses, Cellulose, and Lignin Content of Selected Foods / James B. Robertson -- Table 3. Dietary Fiber Content of Selected Foods by the Southgate Methods / David A. T. Southgate -- Table 4. Dietary Fiber Content of Cereals in Norway / Wenche Frolich -- Table 5. Crude Fiber Values of Typical Samples / Ivan Furda -- Table 6. Comparison of Analyses of Dietary Fiber and Crude Fiber / Gene A. Spiller -- Table 7. Phytate Contents of Foods / Barbara F. Harland -- Table 8. Plant Foods that Contain Significant Levels of Saponins and Their Estimated Saponin Content / David Oakenfull and John D. Potter -- Appendix II: Report of the Recommendations on Fiber Classification of the Fiber Supplement Workshop at the XIII International Congress of Nutrition, Brighton, U.K / Gene A. Spiller and David J. A. Jenkins -- Appendix III: Beyond Dietary Fiber / Gene A. Spiller |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Fiber in human nutrition -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Fiber in human nutrition -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Dietary Fiber.
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Nutrition
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Nutritional Physiological Phenomena.
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Handbook.
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Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Handbooks and manuals.
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| Author |
Spiller, Gene A.
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| LC no. |
92012254 |
| ISBN |
084934249X |
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