Plants in human nutrition
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Plants in human nutrition
(World review of nutrition and dietetics, vol. 77)
Karger, 1995
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  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
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  United States of America
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This volume, reflects research advances and the recognition by the biomedical, pharmaceutical and agricultural communities that plant foods not only represent the major source of nutrients for humans, but also contain "protective factors" against chronic diseases, coronary heart disease, diabetes and cancer. The selected topics include plants that have some or all of the following characteristics: they are excellent sources of omega - 3 fatty acids; are rich sources of antioxidant vitamins (alpha-tocopherol, ascorbate, beta-carotene); contain high amounts of glutathione; are rich in fiber; are high in protein content; and can grow in arid climates. "Plants in Human Nutrition" should be of interest to those involved in food production, industrial and agricultural development, and sustainable agriculture, including scientists who are students of human evolution and development.
Specifically, botanists, experimental biologists, agronomists, food technologists, nutritionists, pharmacologists, physicians, economists, policy makers, and anthropologists will discover their collective contribution in furthering human health and sustainable agriculture, and having a positive impact on the environment.
Table of Contents
- Microalgae as a source of omega - 3 fatty acids, Z. Cohen
- nutritional value of the alga spirulina, J.C. Dillon et al
- purslane in human nutrition and its potential for world agriculture, A.P. Simopoulos et al
- sweet lupins in human nutrition, R. Uauy et al
- barley foods and their influence on cholesterol metabolism, G.H. McIntosh et al
- the Nopal - a plant of manifold qualities, M. Munoz de chavez et al
- the corn tree (brosimum alicastrum) - a food source for the tropics, M. Ortiz et al
- hawthorn (Shan Zha) drink and its lowering effect on blood lipid levels in humans and rats, J.D. Chen et al.
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