Gut Flora, Nutrition, Immunity and HealthISBN: 978-1-4051-0000-7
Hardcover
292 pages
July 2003, Wiley-Blackwell
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This important book contains chapters covering the basic
principles of nutrition, gut microecology and immunology, as well
as chapters which discuss the way in which this knowledge may be
used to explain the positive and negative effects of food
consumption, metabolism, probiotics and prebiotics. Food
hypersensitivity and allergic reactions, carcinogenesis, and the
role of nutrition in the reduced immunity of the aged are also
discussed in detail.
The editors of this exciting and informative book, who between
them have a vast wealth of knowledge of the area, have drawn
together and carefully edited international contributions from many
well known and respected workers in the area. Gut Flora,
Nutrition, Immunity and Health provides essential information
for a range of professionals including nutritionists, dietitians,
food scientists, microbiologists, gastroenterologists,
immunologists and all personnel working in the development and use
of functional foods and supplements, prebiotics and probiotics.
Libraries in universities and research establishments where these
subjects are studied and taught, and pharmaceutical and food
companies should have multiple copies of this very useful book on
their shelves.
Roy Fuller is a consultant in gut microecology, based in Reading, UK; Gabriela Perdigón is based at the Centro de Referencia para Lactobacillus (CERELA) and at the Faculty of Biochemistry, Chemistry and Pharmacy of Tucuman University, Argentina.