Eggs and Health PromotionISBN: 978-0-8138-2798-8
Hardcover
218 pages
April 2002, Wiley-Blackwell
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Eggs and Health Promotion provides up-to-date research on
the use of eggs in human health. This single, convenient reference
deals with the role of eggs in diet, nutrition, and disease. The
book also includes current scientific data on the use of eggs to
produce and deliver drugs, nutrients, and immunotherapies in
patients.
Written by well-known and highly respected scientists, this book will be of interest to health practitioners and scientists; pharmacologists; and commercial egg producers. Dispelling misconceptions and covering significant recent advances in egg use, Eggs and Health Promotion makes an important contribution to the literature on the role of eggs in human health, nutrition, and disease treatment and prevention. Key chapters include the health implications and benefits of egg consumption, production of antibodies in eggs for medical use, veterinary drug residues, egg safety, and egg and health myths and misconceptions.