G. Gibson – Handbook of Prebiotics

Автор: G. Gibson
Название книги: Handbook of Prebiotics
Формат: PDF
Жанр: Пищевая промышленность
Страницы: 502
Качество: Изначально компьютерное, E-book

This handbook reviews the latest developments in prebiotics, which are popular functional food ingredients designed to improve human or animal health by mediating activities of gut microflora. Currently, there is much debate on what prebiotics actually are, where they come from, and what they can do. In this book, a range of leading scientists in the field have provided their views in this rapidly advancing area of nutrition and microbiology. The approach is to begin a particular section of the book with a general overview on the area of interest. Following that, more specific comments on prebiotic influences appear. The authors are experts in their particular areas and all have been encouraged to give a balanced view of the current situations. The book begins with a historical view of prebiotics and describes their interactions with gut microbiota, including those at the mucosal level. Some new avenues of research are described, along with an overview of current human and animal data. The book then moves toward the various health outputs that are, or have been, leveled against prebiotic intake. The influence of gut microbiota and their fermentation products on serum lipid concentrations has long been a subject of debate—this is covered in the next chapter. To conclude the book, the final chapters describe the food avenues for prebiotic use and the safety implications—both areas being of much relevance to consumers and legislators alike.
Contents.
Preface.
Acknowledgments.
Editors.
Contributors.
General Introduction: Prebiotics in Nutrition.
Gastrointestinal Microflora and Interactions with Gut Mucosa.
Prebiotics: Concept, Definition, Criteria, Methodologies, and Products.
The Prebiotic Effect: Review of Experimental and Human Data.
Effects of Prebiotics on Mineral Absorption: Mechanisms of Action.
Prebiotics and the Absorption of Minerals: A Review of Experimental and Human Data.
Immune Functions and Mechanisms in the Gastrointestinal Tract.
Prebiotics and the Immune System: Review of Experimental and Human Data.
Triacylglycerols and Cholesterol Metabolism.
Prebiotics and Lipid Metabolism: Review of Experimental and Human Data.
Endocrinology of the Gastrointestinal Tract and Modulation of Satiety: Specific Focus on Glucagon-Like Peptide-1.
Prebiotics and Modulation of Gastrointestinal Peptides.
Designing Studies and Rodent Models for Studying Prebiotics for Colorectal Cancer Prevention.
Colorectal Cancer Prevention: The Role of Prebiotics.
Prebiotics and Reduction of Risk of Carcinogenesis: Review of Experimental and Human Data.
Prebiotics and Cancer Therapy.
Pathophysiology of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.
Prebiotics in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.
Prebiotics and Infant Nutrition.
Prebiotics and Nutrition in the Elderly: The Concept of Healthy Ageing.
Prebiotics and Animal Nutrition.
Food Applications of Prebiotics.
Prebiotics and Food Safety.
Concluding Remarks.