Advances made in the last two decades have provided increasing insights into the chemical complexity of dietary fibre and this important book reviews the current state of knowledge on the role of fibre in the diet. It covers such areas as the chemistry of dietary fibre, health benefits to the consumer, effects on the small and large intestine, effect on lipid metabolism, implications to the industry and more...
Dietary fibre: Chemical and biological aspects will prove essential reading for food chemists and technologists, nutritionists, biological scientist, clinicians, the food pharmaceutical industries, and regulatory bodies.
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About the Author:
Keith Waldron is Research Leader and Director of the NRP Biorefinery Centre at the Institute of Food Research, UK.
Review:
"I commend this book as a very comprehensive survey of our current knowledge of dietary fibre." (Food Australia, October 1991)
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- PublisherWoodhead Publishing
- Publication date1990
- ISBN 10 1855737787
- ISBN 13 9781855737785
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages386