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Title

Handbook of prebiotics / edited by Glenn R. Gibson, Marcel Roberfroid.

Publication

Boca Raton : CRC Press, [2008], ©2008.

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Additional Authors

• Gibson, Glenn R.
• Roberfroid, M. B.

Description

xvii, 485 pages : illustrations; 25 cm

Subject

• Prebiotics
• Intestines > Microbiology
• Colon (Anatomy) > Microbiology
• Dietary Supplements
• Intestines > microbiology

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

1. General Introduction: Prebiotics in Nutrition / Marcel B. Roberfroid -- 2. Gastrointestinal Microflora and Interactions with Gut Mucosa / Andrew L. Wells, Delphine M. A. Saulnier and Glenn R. Gibson -- 3. Prebiotics: Concept, Definition, Criteria, Methodologies, and Products / Marcel B. Roberfroid -- 4. The Prebiotic Effect: Review of Experimental and Human Data / Sofia Kolida and Glenn R. Gibson -- 5. Effects of Prebiotics on Mineral Absorption: Mechanisms of Action / Ian J. Griffin and Steven A. Abrams -- 6. Prebiotics and the Absorption of Minerals: A Review of Experimental and Human Data / Keli M. Hawthorne and Steven A. Abrams -- 7. Immune Functions and Mechanisms in the Gastrointestinal Tract / Alix Dubert-Ferrandon, David S. Newburg and Allan W. Walker -- 8. Prebiotics and the Immune System: Review of Experimental and Human Data / Stephanie Seifert and Bernhard Watzl -- 9. Triacylglycerols and Cholesterol Metabolism / Michel Beylot, Fabien Forcheron and Dominique Letexier -- 10. Prebiotics and Lipid Metabolism: Review of Experimental and Human Data / Nathalie M. Delzenne and Audrey Martine Neyrinck -- 11. Endocrinology of the Gastrointestinal Tract and Modulation of Satiety: Specific Focus on Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 / Remy Burcelin and Patrice D. Cani -- 12. Prebiotics and Modulation of Gastrointestinal Peptides / Patrice D. Cani, Remy Burcelin and Claude Knauf -- 13. Designing Studies and Rodent Models for Studying Prebiotics for Colorectal Cancer Prevention / Umar Asad, Nancy J. Emenaker and John A. Milner -- 14. Colorectal Cancer Prevention: The Role of Prebiotics / Umar Asad, Nancy J. Emenaker and John A. Milner -- 15. Prebiotics and Reduction of Risk of Carcinogenesis: Review of Experimental and Human Data / Annett Klinder, Michael Glei and Beatrice L. Pool-Zobel -- 16. Prebiotics and Cancer Therapy / Henryk S. Taper and Marcel B. Roberfroid -- 17. Pathophysiology of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Frank Hoentjen and Levinus A. Dieleman -- 18. Prebiotics in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Francisco Guarner -- 19. Prebiotics and Infant Nutrition / Yvan Vandenplas, Thierry Devreker, Silvia Salvatore and Bruno Hauser -- 20. Prebiotics and Nutrition in the Elderly: The Concept of Healthy Ageing / Ian Rowland and Chris Gill -- 21. Prebiotics and Animal Nutrition / Jan Van Loo and Dieter Vancraeynest -- 22. Food Applications of Prebiotics / Anne Franck -- 23. Prebiotics and Food Safety / Gerard Pascal -- 24. Concluding Remarks / Glenn R. Gibson and Marcel B. Roberfroid.

ISBN

• 9780849381713 (hardcover : alk. paper)
• 0849381711 (hardcover : alk. paper)

LCCN

2007032997

OCLC

• ocn165048453
• 165048453
• SCSB-5391472

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries