| Description |
1 online resource (x, 153 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Chocolate as a medicine : a changing framework of evidence throughout history / Philip K. Wilson -- Industrial treatment of cocoa in chocolate production : health implications / Herwig Bernaert [and others] -- Biomarkers of cocoa consumption / Nasiruddin Khan and Nathalie M. Nicod -- Botany and pharmacognosy of the cacao tree / Maria Laura Colombo, Maria Teresa Pinorini-Godly, and Ario Conti -- Chocolate and health : a brief review of the evidence / Francesco Visioli [and others] -- Polyphenolic antioxidants and health / Lorenzo Loffredo and Francesco Violi -- Acute vascular effects of chocolate in healthy human volunteers / Manuel Rusconi [and others] -- Vascular and platelet effects of cocoa / Isabella Sudano [and others] -- Cocoa, chocolate, and hypertension / Davide Grassi and Claudio Ferri -- Cocoa, chocolate, and blood lipids / Claudio Galli -- Psychological drivers of chocolate consumption / Enrico Molinari and Edward Callus -- Chocolate and mood / Gordon B. Parker and Heather L. Brotchie |
| Summary |
Cocoa and chocolate are the subjects of much research in the fields of food chemistry, food technology, and health science. We now know that cocoa contains a remarkable number of bioactive compounds, and these are being tested in humans to verify their disease prevention characteristics. This state of the art text thoroughly explores the different aspects of the relationship between chocolate and health. After introductory discussion of the historical background, careful attention is devoted to technological developments designed to improve the health-giving qualities of chocolate and biochemi |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Chocolate -- Health aspects
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Nutrition.
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Metabolism.
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Angiosperms.
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Cacao.
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Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
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Metabolism
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Malvaceae
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Magnoliopsida
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Physiological Phenomena
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Phenomena and Processes
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Embryophyta
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Streptophyta
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Viridiplantae
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Plants
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Eukaryota
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Organisms
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Nutritive Value
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Cacao
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metabolism (biological concept)
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Angiospermae (division)
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vegetation.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diets.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Food Content Guides.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Nutrition.
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MEDICAL -- Nursing -- Nutrition.
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MEDICAL -- Nutrition.
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Alternative medicine
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Cardiology
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Food science
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Medicine
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Toxicology
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Paoletti, Rodolfo
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| ISBN |
9788847020382 |
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8847020387 |
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