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<p>Some foods, as well as contributing essential nutrients to the body, also contain additional components that improve disease resistance and general health status over and above that induced by ingestion of conventional foods. The so-called functional foods, and prebiotics and probiotics exemplify the relationship that exists between nutrition, the gut (the largest element of the body’s immune system) and its flora, immunology and health.</p> <p>This important book contains chapters covering the basic principles of nutrition, gut microecology and immunology, as well as chapters which discuss the way in which this knowledge may be used to explain the positive and negative effects of food consumption, metabolism, probiotics and prebiotics. Food hypersensitivity and allergic reactions, carcinogenesis, and the role of nutrition in the reduced immunity of the aged are also discussed in detail.</p> <p>The editors of this exciting and informative book, who between them have a vast wealth of knowledge of the area, have drawn together and carefully edited international contributions from many well known and respected workers in the area. <i>Gut Flora, Nutrition, Immunity and Health</i> pr

Who reads Gut Flora, Nutrition, Immunity And Health; Ed. By Roy Fuller?

Author

Fuller R., Perdigon G. (eds.)

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)

Published

2003

Language

EN

ISBN

9781280198250

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Medical, Science, Biology