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Plants, diet and health : : the report of a British Nutrition Foundation Task Force /

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: British Nutrition Foundation
Other Authors: Goldberg, Gail
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; Ames, Iowa : Blackwell Science for the British Nutrition Foundation, 2003.
Subjects:
Plants, Edible.
Nutritional Physiological Phenomena.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : plant foods and health
  • Classification and biosynthesis of plants and secondary products : an overview
  • Epidemiology linking consumption of plant foods and their constituents with health
  • Potential mechanisms of action of bioactive substances found in foods
  • Influence of the gut microflora
  • Dietary intake and bioavailability of plant bioactive compounds
  • Fruit and vegetables
  • Cereals, nuts and pulses
  • Beverages
  • Plant and plant-derived lipids
  • Miscellaneous foods
  • The effect of agronomy, storage, processing and cooking on bioactive substances in food
  • Implications for public health
  • Conclusions of the task force
  • Recommendations of the task force
  • Plant foods : answers to commonly asked questions