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1 online resource (709 pages) : illustrations |
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Sect. 1. Overview -- Ch. 1.1. Dietary Fiber: From Early Hunter-Gatherers to the 1990s / Denis P. Burkitt and Gene A. Spiller -- Sect. 2. Definitions and Properties of Dietary Fiber -- Ch. 2.1. Definitions 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 and Gene A. Spiller -- Ch. 2.7. Physical Chemistry of Dietary Fiber / David Oakenfull -- Ch. 2.8. Chitin and Chitosan -- Special Class of Dietary Fiber / Ivan Furda -- 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 Analysis as Non-Starch Polysaccharides (NSPs) / Hans Englyst and Geoffrey Hudson -- Ch. 3.4. The Southgate Method of Dietary Fiber Analysis / David A. T. Southgate -- Ch. 3.5. Determination of Total Dietary Fiber and Its Individual Components by the Uppsala Method / Olof Theander, Eric Westerlund and Roger Anderson / [et al.] -- Ch. 3.6. The Crude Fiber Method / Ivan Furda -- Ch. 3.7. Newer Methods for Phytate Analysis / Donald Oberleas and Barbara F. Harland -- Ch. 3.8. Determination of the Saponin Content of Foods / David Oakenfull and John D. Potter -- Sect. 4. Physiological and Metabolic Effects of Dietary Fiber -- Ch. 4.1. Effect of Dietary Fiber on Protein Digestibility and Utilization / Daniel D. Gallaher and Barbara O. Schneeman -- Ch. 4.2. Effects of Dietary Fiber and Phytate on the Homeostasis and Bioavailability of Minerals / Barbara F. Harland and Donald Oberleas -- Ch. 4.3. Effects of Dietary Fiber on Vitamin Metabolism / Heinrich Kasper -- Ch. 4.4. The Effect of Dietary Fiber on Fecal Weight and Composition / John H. Cummings -- Ch. 4.5. Correlations of Transit Time to a Critical Fecal Weight (CFW) and to Substances Associated with Dietary Fiber / Gene A. Spiller and Monica Spiller -- Ch. 4.6. Influences of Fiber on the Ecology of the Intestinal Flora / Margo N. Woods and Sherwood L. Gorbach -- Ch. 4.7. Interaction between Human Gut Bacteria and Dietary Fiber Substrates / Betty A. Lewis, Mary Beth Hall and Peter J. Van Soest -- Ch. 4.8. Effects of Dietary Fiber on Digestive Enzymes / Barbara O. Schneeman and Daniel D. Gallaher -- Ch. 4.9. The Source of Dietary Fiber Influences. Short-Chain Fatty Acid Production and Concentrations in the Large Bowel / Hanako Kobayashi and Sharon E. Fleming -- Ch. 4.10. Effects of Dietary Fiber on Fecal and Intestinal Luminal Mutagens / Hugh J. Freeman -- Ch. 4.11. Effect of Dietary Fiber and Foods on Carbohydrate Metabolism / Thomas M. S. Wolever and David J. A. Jenkins -- Sect. 5. Dietary Fiber in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease -- Ch. 5.1. Disease Patterns in South Africa as Related to Dietary Fiber Intake / Alexander R. P. Walker -- Ch. 5.2. Development of the Dietary Fiber Hypothesis of Diabetes Mellitus / Hugh C. Trowell -- Ch. 5.3. Treatment of Diabetes with High-Fiber Diets / James W. Anderson, Abayomi O. Akanji and Kim M. Randles -- Ch. 5.4. Fiber in the Treatment of Hyperlipidemia / Alexandra L. Jenkins, Vladimir Vuksan and David J. A. Jenkins -- Ch. 5.5. Human Studies on Dietary Fiber and Colon Neoplasia / Hugh J. Freeman -- Ch. 5.6. Fiber and Colonic Diverticulosis / Hugh J. Freeman -- Ch. 5.7. Fiber and Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease) / Hugh J. Freeman -- Ch. 5.8. Disease Patterns in Japan and Changes in Dietary Fiber (1930-1980) / Keisuke Tsuji and Bunpei Mori -- Ch. 5.9. Dietary Fiber Modification of Toxin- or Carcinogen-Induced Effects on Intestinal and Mammary Tissues / Hugh J. Freeman and Gene A. Spiller -- Sect. 6. Effect of Whole Grains, Cereal Fiber, and Phytic Acid on Health -- Ch. 6.1. Whole Grain, Fiber, and Antioxidants / Gene Miller -- Ch. 6.2. Whole Grains, Cereal Fiber, and Chronic Diseases: Epidemiologic Evidence / Mark A. Pereira, Joel J. Pins and David R. Jacobs, Jr. / [et al.] -- Ch. 6.3. Whole Grains, Cereal Fiber, and Chronic Diseases: Experimental Evidence and Possible Biologic Mechanisms / Joel J. Pins, Mark A. Pereira and David R. Jacobs, Jr. / [et al.] -- Ch. 6.4. Bioavailability of Minerals from Cereals / Wenche Frolich -- Ch. 6.5. Phytic Acid and Cancer / Mazda Jenab and Lilian U. Thompson -- Sect. 7. Definitions and Consumption -- Ch. 7.1. Consumption of Dietary Fiber 1992-2000 / Julie M. Jones -- Ch. 7.2. Patterns of Dietary Fiber Consumption in Humans to 1992 / Sheila Bingham -- Ch. 7.3. Dietary Fiber, Non-Starch Polysaccharide, and Resistant Starch Intakes in Australia / Katrine I. Baghurst, Peter A. Baghurst and Sally J. Record -- Ch. 7.4. Consumption of Dietary Fiber-Rich Foods in China / Zhi-Ping Shen and Su-Fang Zheng -- Ch. 7.5. Consumption of Dietary Fiber in France (1950-1981) / Yves Le Quintrec -- Ch. 7.6. Fiber Consumption in Italy / Ottavio Bosello, Fabio Armellini and Mauro Zamboni -- Appendix. Tables of Dietary Fiber and Associated Substances Content in Food -- Table A.1. Dietary Fiber Values for Common Foods / Sally F. Schakel, Janet Pettit and John H. Himes -- Table A.2. Dry Matter, Ash, Crude Protein, Total Dietary Fiber, Soluble Fiber, Neutral Detergent Residue, Hemicellulose, Cellulose, and Lignin Content of Selected Foods / James B. Robertson -- Table A.3. Dietary Fiber Content of Selected Foods by the Southgate Methods / David A. T. Southgate -- Table A.4. Dietary Fiber Content of Cereals in Norway / Wenche Frolich -- Table A.5. Crude Fiber Values of Typical Samples / Ivan Furda -- Table A.6. Comparison of Analyses of Dietary Fiber and Crude Fiber / Gene A. Spiller -- Table A.7. Phytate Contents of Foods / Barbara F. Harland -- Table A.8. Tartaric Acid Content of Foods / Monica Spiller and Gene A. Spiller -- Table A.9. Plant Foods That Contain Significant Levels of Saponins and Their Estimated Saponin Content / David Oakenfull and John D. Potter |
| Summary |
This text explores the chemistry, analytical methodologies, physiological an biochemical aspects, clinical and epidemiological studies, and consumption patterns of dietary fibre. It includes concise, easy-to-read tables and graphics that cover all aspects of dietary fibre |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Print version record |
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Fiber in human nutrition -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Nutrition.
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Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Nutrition.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diets.
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MEDICAL -- Nutrition.
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MEDICAL -- Nursing -- Nutrition.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Food Content Guides.
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Nutrition
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Fiber in human nutrition
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Electronic books
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Handbooks and manuals
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Spiller, Gene A
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| ISBN |
1420038516 |
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9781420038514 |
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9780849323874 |
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0849323878 |
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9781466545120 |
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1466545127 |
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