Dietary Fiber In Health And Disease (nutrition And Health)
by Mark L. Dreher /
2017 / English / EPUB
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This newest addition to the Nutrition and Health series is a
comprehensive, yet portable, guide to the use of dietary fiber for
the management of health and disease. Dietary Fiber in Health and
Disease covers all sources of dietary fiber with a focus on
preventing and managing chronic diseases. Each chapter contains a
careful analysis with many figures and tables of the most recent
human dietary fiber studies and includes specific recommendations
on the fiber types and intake levels required to prevent and manage
chronic disease and improve health. Additionally, physicians,
dietitians, nurses, nutritionists, pharmacists, food industry
scientists, academic researchers and educators, naturopathic
doctors, and other health professionals will be drawn to the
practical, ready-to-use information and coverage of subjects such
as fiber in gastrointestinal health and disease, fiber in cancer
prevention, fiber in Type 2 Diabetes, and fiber in body weight and
composition. Dietary Fiber in Health and Disease will be of
interest to physicians and other healthcare professionals in many
different specialties, including general practitioners,
oncologists, endocrinologists, and other practitioners looking to
implement dietary advice as part of the patient treatment plan.
This newest addition to the Nutrition and Health series is a
comprehensive, yet portable, guide to the use of dietary fiber for
the management of health and disease. Dietary Fiber in Health and
Disease covers all sources of dietary fiber with a focus on
preventing and managing chronic diseases. Each chapter contains a
careful analysis with many figures and tables of the most recent
human dietary fiber studies and includes specific recommendations
on the fiber types and intake levels required to prevent and manage
chronic disease and improve health. Additionally, physicians,
dietitians, nurses, nutritionists, pharmacists, food industry
scientists, academic researchers and educators, naturopathic
doctors, and other health professionals will be drawn to the
practical, ready-to-use information and coverage of subjects such
as fiber in gastrointestinal health and disease, fiber in cancer
prevention, fiber in Type 2 Diabetes, and fiber in body weight and
composition. Dietary Fiber in Health and Disease will be of
interest to physicians and other healthcare professionals in many
different specialties, including general practitioners,
oncologists, endocrinologists, and other practitioners looking to
implement dietary advice as part of the patient treatment plan.