Eggs and Health Promotion

Herausgeber: Watson, Ronald Ross

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Although eggs have been a part of human diet since the beginning of recorder history, recent controversy regarding egg intake and human health put this food source under scrutiny. Dispelling misconceptions and covering significant recent advances in egg use, Eggs and Health Promotion provides up-to-date research on the role of eggs in the context of the healthful diet. This single, convenient reference focuses on current scientific data covering: * The influence of eggs on health and disease risk factors. * The emergence of modified eggs-eggs from specially fed chickens used to produce and deliver drugs, nutrients, a nd immunotherapies to patients. * The use of eggs to directly prevent or treat diseases. Written by well-known and highly respected scientists, is filled with useful information for health practitioners, researchers, oncologists, nutritional therapists, pharmacologists, dietitians, comercial egg producers, and health conscious general public.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 218
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. April 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 183mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 616g
• ISBN-13: 9780813827988
• ISBN-10: 0813827981
• Artikelnr.: 21225439

Autorenporträt

Erica Unique is a mother of two handsome twins. She's been writing unpublished material since a young girl. Children books are one of her favorite genres to write. She bases them mainly on her son's childhood. Erica Unique's education has provided many opportunities for her to continue on with her writing journey. She has giving back to different communities. Her family is her inspiration and motivation. When she's not writing, the remaining of her time is spend with her twin boys, nieces, mother and sister. Other talents she has are making custom handmade crafts, dancing, being the family comedian, photography, baking, being the number one top chef at home (and I guess the US) and writing unpublished hit tv/movie scripts. All while running a small business.

Inhaltsangabe

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.