Dietary Fiber in Health and Disease

• Main Author: Dreher, Mark L. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Humana, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Nutrition and Health
• Subjects: Clinical nutrition.; Health promotion.; Clinical Nutrition.; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.

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...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction to Dietary Fiber
• Overview of the Health Benefits of Adequate Fiber Intake
• Fiber-Rich Diets and Dietary Supplement in Colonic Microbiota Health
• Connection Between Fiber, Colonic Microbiota and Health Across the Human Lifecycle
• Fiber and Aging
• Fiber and Dietary Patterns in Weight Regulation
• Whole Plant Foods in Weight Regulation
• Fiber in Laxation and Constipation
• Fiber and Low FODMAP Diets Effect in Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Fiber and Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Fiber and Other Modifiable Risk Factors in Diverticular Disease
• Fiber and Coronary Heart Disease
• Fiber and Hypertension
• Fiber Rich-Diets in Chronic Kidney Disease
• Fiber and Stroke Risk
• Fiber in Type 2 Diabetes Prevention and Management.