Probiotics for Human Nutrition in Health and Disease

Probiotics for Human Nutrition in Health and Disease provides a comprehensive resource of information on traditional and emerging health concepts and the development and application evolution of probiotics and their role in prevention and treatment of human metabolic disorders and illnesses. Key issues related to the general aspects of probiotics, probiotics in human nutrition, and probiotics in human health promotion and disease treatment are described and discussed. Sections discuss general features of probiotics, such as relationships with prebiotics, probiotics in human nutrition, including pregnancy, lactation, in children, and in the elderly, and the role of probiotics in human health and disease treatment. This book provides the most significant knowledge, mechanistic bases, uses, clinical perceptions, case studies and perspectives about probiotics for humans, considering possibilities and limitations in light of the appropriate available reference materials. Written by highly qualified researchers and edited by a team of experts, each chapter summarizes the latest available information on probiotics in human health and critically interprets the most significant evidence by applying the author's own practical experience from investigations with probiotics. Present traditional and emerging concepts, developments and the evolution of probiotics Provides key insights that characterize probiotics as promising and innovative options for human nutrition Discusses how probiotics can be used in a perspective of health promotion and prevention and treatment of human metabolic disorders and illnesses INDICE: Section I: General aspects of probiotics1. Probiotics: Concepts, evolution and applications2. Foods and supplements as probiotic delivery vehicles3. Indigenous probiotics for production of fermented foods4. Authenticity of probiotic foods and supplements5. Technology aspects of probiotic production and live biotherapeutics6. Probiotics and bioactive metabolite production7. Probiotics and human gut microbiota modulation8. Interplay between probiotics and prebiotics for human nutrition and health9. Legislation of probiotics10. Current evidence on risk and safety of probiotics for humansSection II: Probiotics in human nutrition11. Probiotics in pregnancy and lactation12. Probiotics in pediatrics13. Probiotics in the elderly14. Probiotics in sports and physical exercise15. Probiotics and gut-brain axis modulationSection III: Probiotics in human health promotion and disease treatment16. Probiotics for periodontal health and disease treatment17. Probiotics for gastrointestinal health and disease treatment18. Probiotics in gastrointestinal surgery19. Probiotics for neurological health and disease treatment20. Probiotics for skin health and disease treatment21. Probiotics for obesity and cardiovascular disease prevention and treatment22. Probiotics for diabetes mellitus prevention and treatment23. Probiotic for dyslipidemia prevention and treatment24. Probiotics for urinary tract disease prevention and treatment25. Probiotics for cancer prevention and treatment26. Probiotics for respiratory disease prevention and treatment27. Probiotics for immune disease prevention and treatment28. Probiotics for liver disease prevention and treatment

• ISBN: 978-0-323-89908-6
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 506
• Fecha Publicación: 01/06/2022
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés