Beer : health and nutrition /
This important and extremely interesting book is a serious scientific and authoritative overview of the implications of drinking beer as part of the human diet. Coverage includes a history of beer in the diet, an overview of beer production and beer compositional analysis, the impact of raw material...
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| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; Ames, Iowa :
Blackwell Science,
2004.
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Table of Contents:
- Cover
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Beer as Part of the Diet
- Beer: a vice or a staple part of the diet?
- Getting beer into perspective
- What is moderation?
- But what about addiction?
- Impacts on behaviour
- 2 Beer Through History
- Brewing travels west
- Restraining excess
- Religious origins
- Maintaining standards
- Beer: a nutritious dish for the whole family
- Temperance pressures
- Towards prohibition
- 3 The Basics of Malting and Brewing: Product Safety and Wholesomeness
- Chemical beer?
- Basic outlines of malting and brewing
- Styles of beer
- The chemistry of beer
- 4 The Basics of Human Nutrition
- Energy
- Phytonutrients
- Carbohydrate, fat and protein
- Vitamins
- Minerals
- Fibre
- Water
- Balance
- 5 The Composition of Beer in Relation to Nutrition and Health
- Energy
- Carbohydrate, fat and protein
- Water
- Vitamins
- Minerals
- Fibre
- Comparison of beer with other foodstuffs for nutrient value
- Potentially deleterious components of beer
- Beer as a 'treat'
- 6 The Impact of Alcohol on Health
- The metabolism of ethanol
- Direct and indirect impacts
- The heart and the circulatory system
- The liver and the digestive system
- The reproductive system
- Brain and cognitive function
- Kidney and urinary tract
- Age
- Cancer
- Allergy
- The common cold
- 7 Conclusion
- References.