Diet, Microbiome and Health

by Alexandru Mihai Grumezescu PhD (Editor), Alina Maria Holban PhD (Editor)

Overview

Diet, Microbiome and Health, Volume 11, in the Handbook of Food Bioengineering series, presents the most up-to-date research to help scientists, researchers and students in the field of food engineering understand the different microbial species we have in our guts, why they are important to human development, immunity and health, and how to use that understanding to further promote research to create healthy food products. In addition, the book provides studies that clearly demonstrate how dietary preferences and social behavior significantly impact the diversity of microbial species in the gut and their numeric values, which may balance health and disease. - Highlights research discoveries on how gut microbiota influence and are impacted by health and disease - Includes information on and examples of healthy foods - Discusses gut microbiota in autism, GI disease, neuropsychiatric disorders, obesity and metabolic disease - Explores the barrier function of the gut - Examines how food preferences impact gut microbiota

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780128114926
Publisher:	Elsevier Science & Technology Books
Publication date:	01/02/2018
Series:	Handbook of Food Bioengineering , #11
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	526
File size:	12 MB
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About the Author

Dr. Grumezescu is Assistant Professor at the Department of Science and Engineering of Oxide Materials and Nanomaterials, in the Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, with a second affiliation to the Faculty of Medical Engineering, at the Politehnica University of Bucharest in Romania. He is an experienced and oft-published researcher and editor in the field of nano and biomaterials, and he is the Editor-in-Chief of three journals: Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry, Letters and Applied NanoBioScience, and Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Bulletin. He also serves as editor or guest editor for several notable journals. Dr. Grumezescu has published 150 peer-reviewed papers, 20 book chapters, 6 co-authored books and 11 edited books.
Alina-Maria Holban is a lecturer in Microbiology and Immunology, at the Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest; and associate researcher at the University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania. Her primary area of research is the development of bionanomaterials with antimicrobial applications. Dr. Holban has published 75 papers in peer-reviewed journals, 42 conference/symposia proceedings, and has edited more than 21 edited books.

Table of Contents

Section 1: State of the art and applications1. Gut microbes- the miniscule labourers in the human body2. Role Of Probiotics Towards The Improvement Of Gut Health With Special Reference to Colorectal Cancer Section 2: Probiotics and prebiotics3. Therapeutic aspects of probiotics and prebiotics4.  Lactic acid bacteria beverage contribution for preventive medicine and nationwide health problems in Japan5. Microbiome Alterations in People with Obesity: The Probiotics Double Role6. Safety of probiotics Section 3: Nutritional aspects7. Flavonoids in foods and their role in healthy nutrition8. The role of milk oligosaccharides in host-microbial interactions and their defensive function in the gut9. Nutritional yeast biomass: characterisation and application Section 4: Health, disease and therapy10. Effect of diet on gut microbiota as etiological factor in Autism spectrum disorder11. Dietary fibres: A way to a healthy microbiome12. Effects of the Gut Microbiota on Autism Spectrum Disorder13. Diet, Microbiome, and Neuropsychiatric Disorders Section 5: Function and safety14. Gastrointestinal Exposome for Food Functionality and Safety15. Risk from viral pathogens in seafood

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This up-to-date volume examines the latest research into how gut microbiota influence and are impacted by health and disease