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Fiber in Human Nutrition
. Ed(S): Spiller, Gene, Ph D D Sc Facn
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Paperback / so. Editor(s): Spiller, Gene, PH D D SC Facn. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: MBNH3; MFG; PSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
The editors have designed this book to serve both as a textbook on fiber in nutrition and, we hope, as the first complete reference on the subject. For the past 25 years, the study of plant fibers and their effect on human physiology has generally been relegated to a low-priority status. Recently, however, this area of research has enjoyed a renaissance unparalleled in the history of the food and nutritional sciences, a reawakening which has occurred primarily as a result of epidemiology reports that suggested a positive relationship between plant fiber ingestion and health. As interest among the scientific community ... Read more
The editors have designed this book to serve both as a textbook on fiber in nutrition and, we hope, as the first complete reference on the subject. For the past 25 years, the study of plant fibers and their effect on human physiology has generally been relegated to a low-priority status. Recently, however, this area of research has enjoyed a renaissance unparalleled in the history of the food and nutritional sciences, a reawakening which has occurred primarily as a result of epidemiology reports that suggested a positive relationship between plant fiber ingestion and health. As interest among the scientific community ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer United States
Condition
New
Number of Pages
278
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781468422436
SKU
V9781468422436
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99-15
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