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

Report of the British Nutrition Foundation's Task ForceChairman of the Task Force: Professor Malcolm Jackson, University of Liverpool Plants: Diet and Health is an extremely timely publication comprising the comprehensive and authoritative independent report of the British Nutrition Foundation&...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	British Nutrition Foundation
Other Authors:	Goldberg, Gail
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	Oxford ; Ames, Iowa : Blackwell Science for the British Nutrition Foundation, 2003.
Subjects:	Vegetables in human nutrition. Plants, Edible. Nutrition. Nutritional Physiological Phenomena Plants, Edible Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Cover
Table of Contents
Foreword
Dedication
Terms of Reference
British Nutrition Foundation Plants: Diet and Health Task Force Membership
Chapter 1 ... Introduction: Plant Foods and Health
1.1 Historical perspective
1.2 Definitions and terminology
1.3 Consumption patterns of plant-derived foods and drinks
1.4 Sources, intakes and properties of constituents of plant-derived foods and drinks
1.5 Bioavailability and interactions
1.6 Summary
1.7 Research recommendations
1.8 Key points
Chapter 2 ... Classification and Biosynthesis of Secondary Plant Products: An Overview
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Classification of phenolic compounds
2.3 Flavonoids
2.4 Non-flavonoids
2.5 Terpenoids
2.6 Alkaloids and sulphur-containing compounds
2.7 Further reading
2.8 Key points
Chapter 3 ... Epidemiology Linking Consumption of Plant Foods and their Constituents with Health
3.1 Introduction and methodology
3.2 Evidence for health effects of plant foods
3.3 Coronary heart disease and stroke
3.4 Cancer
3.5 Other age-related diseases
3.6 Conclusions
3.7 Research recommendations
3.8 Key points
Chapter 4 ... Potential Mechanisms of Action of Bioactive Substances Found in Foods
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Potential mechanisms by which plant bioactive substances may help protect against cancer
4.3 Potential mechanisms by which plant bioactive substances may protect against CVD
4.4 Other ageing-related disorders
4.5 Summary
4.6 Research recommendations
4.7 Key points
Chapter 5 ... Influence of the Gut Microflora
5.1 Introduction
5.2 The human colon
5.3 Colorectal diseases
5.4 Protective factors, intraluminal metabolism and health
5.5 Research recommendations
5.6 Key points
Chapter 6 ... Dietary Intake and Bioavailability of Plant Bioactive Compounds
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Methodological aspects in the assessment of bioavailability
6.3 Current intakes and bioavailability of flavonoids
6.4 Current intakes and bioavailability of phytoestrogens
6.5 Current intakes and bioavailability of carotenoids
6.6 Hydroxycinnamates
6.7 Plant sterols
6.8 Glucosinolates
6.9 Hydroxybenzoic acid derivatives
Chapter 7 ... Fruit and Vegetables
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Bioactive compounds found in fruits and vegetables
7.3 Quantification
7.4 Vegetables
7.5 Fruits
7.6 Research recommendations
7.7 Key points
Chapter 8 ... Cereals, Nuts and Pulses
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Cereals
8.3 Pulses
8.4 Nuts
8.5 Potentially bioactive substances in cereals, nuts and pulses
8.6 Phytoestrogens
8.7 Absorption and metabolism of phytoestrogens
8.8 Potential health effects of phytoestrogens
8.9 Summary
8.10 Research recommendations
8.11 Key points
Chapter 9 ... Beverages
9.1 Types of beverages
9.2 Phenolic compounds in beverages
9.3 Tea
9.4 Coffee
9.5 Cocoa
9.6 Wine
9.7 Spirits
9.8 Beer
9.9 Research recommendations.