Eggs and Health Promotion (eBook)

Ronald Ross Watson (Herausgeber)

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2008
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-0-470-37675-1 (ISBN)

Infos

Eggs and Health Promotion provides up-to-date research on the use of eggs in human health. This single, convenient reference deals with the role of eggs in diet, nutrition, and disease. The book also includes current scientific data on the use of eggs to produce and deliver drugs, nutrients, and immunotherapies in patients. Written by well-known and highly respected scientists, this book will be of interest to health practitioners and scientists; pharmacologists; and commercial egg producers. Dispelling misconceptions and covering significant recent advances in egg use, Eggs and Health Promotion makes an important contribution to the literature on the role of eggs in human health, nutrition, and disease treatment and prevention. Key chapters include the health implications and benefits of egg consumption, production of antibodies in eggs for medical use, veterinary drug residues, egg safety, and egg and health myths and misconceptions.

Autor

Ronald Ross Watson, PhD., is Professor of Public Health Research, School of Medicine, and Adjunct Professor, Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson. He has conducted nutrition research in disease prevention and health promotion for more than 30 years, publishing more than 450 research papers, reviews, and chapters. Eggs and Health Promotion is the fiftieth book he has edited. Watson is a member of the American Colege of Nutrition, the British Society for Immunology, and the New York Academy of Science.

Inhalt

Preface.

Acknowledgments.

Contributors.

Section 1. Functional Uses of Eggs.

1. Functional Uses of Eggs-An Overview. (W.J. Stadelman and
Hubert Schmieder).

2. The Role of Eggs in American Diets: Health Implications and
Benefits. (Jean M. Kerver, Yikyung Park, Won O. Song).

3. Designer Eggs: Nutritional and Functional Significance.
(Jeong S. Sim and Hoon H. Sunwoo).

4. Specialty Eggs: n-3 Fatty Acid-Enriched Eggs. (Elizabeth H.
Sheppard).

5. Vitamin E Enrichment of Chicken Eggs. (Xeina Makhoul).

6. Reducing Infection in Infants with Egg Phospholipids.
(Yingying Liu and Ronald Ross Watson).

7. Generation of Polyclonal Antibodies in the Egg Yolk. (Max
Gassman).

Section 2. Cholesterol and Health: Role of Eggs.

8. Eggs, Plasma Cholesterol, and Heart Disease Risk. (Donald J.
McNamara).

9. Eggs and Health: Myths and Misconceptions. ( Simin Bolourchi
Vaghefi).

10. Effects of Dietary Eggs on Human Serum Cholesterol and
Coronary Heart Disease. (Yinghond Chen and Ronald Ross Watson).

11. Eggs and Saturated Fats: Role in Atherosclerosis as Shown by
Animal Models. (Thomas A. Wilson and Robert J. Nicolosi).

12. Health Effects of Docosahexanoic Acid (DHA)-Enriched Eggs.
(Jin Zhang and Ronald Ross Watson).

13. The Correlation between Cholesterol Oxidation Products and
Eggs. (Jennifer J. Ravia and Ronald Ross Watson).

Section 3. Eggs and Disease: Health Promotion.

14. Whole Eggs: The Magic Bullet? (H.L. "Sam"
Queen).

15. Enriched Eggs for Human Consumption and the Feeding Pattern
of Layers. (Carola Garcia, Sergio Cornejo, and Cecilia Albala).

16. Predictability of Respiratory Atopy from Egg
Hypersensitivity in Children. (Kelly Blackstock).

17. Effects of Cooking and Storage on the Nutritional Value of
Eggs. ( Giorgio Bedogni and Nino Carlo Battistini).

18. The Potential Use of Eggs for the Protein Requirements of
Endurance Exercise. (Jaclyn Maurer).

Index.

Rezensionen

'Eggs and Health Promotion is a useful reference for any
academic or health professional interested in the role of eggs in
diet and health.'

Nutrition Bulletin

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 5.6.2008
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe ► Diätassistenz / Ernährungsberatung
• Themenwelt: Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Prävention / Gesundheitsförderung
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Lebensmitteltechnologie
• Schlagworte: egg health, egg nutrition, egg miconceptions, egg use, egg safety, egg myths, egg misconceptions • Ernährungslehre • Ernährungslehre • Food Science & Technology • Gesundheits- u. Sozialwesen • Health & Social Care • Lebensmittelforschung u. -technologie • Nutrition
• ISBN-10: 0-470-37675-9 / 0470376759
• ISBN-13: 978-0-470-37675-1 / 9780470376751