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Trends in Functional Foods: Selected Themes

Published in January 2005 by the Danone Institute Spain, this book brings together the conclusions of the workshop, held in Madrid 2002,on functional foods and their effects on health and disease.



Table of Contents:

Introduction

Prologue: Impact on Health and Disease

1. New Functional Foods / A. Sastre Gallego
2. Intestinal Ecology / R. Bartolomé
3. Probiotic Foods. The Importance of the Viability of the Bacteria of Yoghurt and Fermented Milk / R.M Ortega Anta
4. The Immune System,  A Target for Functional Foods? / P.C. Calder
5. The Impact of Lactic Bacteria on the Immune System / A. Marcos, E. Nova, S.Gómez, S. Sanmartín y L. Esperanza Díaz
6. Diet and Healthy Lifestyles: The Basics / J.M. Martín-Moreno y A. Vicente Molinero
7. The Use of Probiotics in the Prevention and Treatment of Digestive Diseases   / F. Guarner
8. Quality of Life Related to Human Health Through the Benefits of Digestive Functions and Nutrition  / M.Bixquert Jiménez y L. Bixquert Pla
9.  The Safety of the New Foods in Europe: Functional Foods   / A. Palou, C Picó y M.L. Bonet

Language: Spanish
Pages: 140
Edited by: Danone Institute Spain
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