Dietetics and nutrition Books

Book SynopsisMedicinal plants, including fruits, contain bioactive components which present health benefits for humans. There are several medicinal fruits including jack fruit, pomegranate, date palm, papaya, and lemons grown commercially in countries throughout the Middle East. Medicinal Fruits of the Middle East explores this subject by featuring information on bioactive properties, extraction techniques, natural colorants, nutraceutical preparations, and traditional food preparations of these unique, medicinal fruits.A volume in the Nutraceuticals: Basic Research/Clinical Applications series, Medicinal Fruits of the Middle East presents a wealth of knowledge from chapter authors versed with the local traditions and expert knowledge of these fruits. It is a key text for food scientists, engineers and nutritionists, as well as researchers, academicians, and those who work in the functional foods and nutraceuticals industry.

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Book SynopsisDr. Aviv guides readers through healthy dietary choices with targeted recipes, helping them balance their bodies and minds for optimal health and break acid-generating habits for good.Do you suffer from abdominal bloating; a chronic, nagging cough or sore throat; postnasal drip; a feeling of a lump in the back of your throat; allergies; or shortness of breath? If so, odds are that you are experiencing acid reflux without recognizing its silent symptoms, which can lead to serious long-term health problems, including esophageal cancer. In The Acid Watcher Diet, Dr. Jonathan Aviv, a leading authority on the diagnosis and treatment of acid reflux disease, helps readers identify those often misunderstood symptoms while providing a proven solution for reducing whole-body acid damage quickly and easily. His 28-day program is part of a two-phase eating plan, with a healthy balance of both macronutrients (proteins, carbs, and fats) and micronutrients (

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Book SynopsisFrom Michael Greger, M.D., FACLM, the physician behind the trusted and wildly popular website Nutritionfacts.org, and author of the New York Times bestselling book How Not to Die, comes a beautifully-designed, comprehensive cookbook complete with more than 120 recipes for delicious, life-saving, plant-based meals, snacks, and beverages that''s a perfect gift for healthy conscious eaters. Dr. Michael Greger's bestselling book, How Not to Die, presented the scientific evidence behind the only diet that can prevent and reverse many of the causes of premature death and disability. Now, The How Not to Die Cookbook puts that science into action. From Superfood Breakfast Bites to Spaghetti Squash Puttanesca to Two-Berry Pie with Pecan-Sunflower Crust, every recipe in The How Not to Die Cookbook offers a delectable, easy-to-prepare, plant-based dish to help anyone eat their way to better health.Rooted in the latest nutrition science,

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Book SynopsisLooking Back to Shape the Future.- Why the Focus on Culture?.- A Systems-Based Approach to Food Safety.- Creating Food Safety Performance Expectations.- Educating and Training to Influence Behavior.- Communicating Food Safety Effectively.- Developing Food Safety Goals and Measurements.- Using Consequences to Increase or Decrease Behaviors.- Tying It All Together #x2013; Behavior-Based Food Safety Management.- Unwrapping #x2013; Thoughts on the Future of Food Safety.Table of ContentsLooking Back to Shape the Future.- Why the Focus on Culture?.- A Systems-Based Approach to Food Safety.- Creating Food Safety Performance Expectations.- Educating and Training to Influence Behavior.- Communicating Food Safety Effectively.- Developing Food Safety Goals and Measurements.- Using Consequences to Increase or Decrease Behaviors.- Tying It All Together #x2013; Behavior-Based Food Safety Management.- Unwrapping #x2013; Thoughts on the Future of Food Safety.

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Book SynopsisIntroduction.-Growing Olives for Oil.-Technical Aspects.-Lipid metabolism in olive: biosynthesis of triacylglycerols and aroma components.-Genetics and Molecular Biology of Olives.- Chromatographic Methodologies: Compounds for Olive Oil Traceability Issues.-Chromatographic Methodologies: Compounds For Olive Oil Color Issues.-Chromatographic Methodologies: Compounds for Olive Oil Odor Issues.-Analytical methodologies: Phenolic compounds related to olive oil taste issues.-Infrared, Raman and fluorescence spectroscopies: Methodologies and applications.-Nuclear Magnetic Resonance: Methodologies and Applications.-Olive Oil Characterization and Traceability.-Olive Oil Oxidation.-Sensory quality: Methodologies and Applications.-Olive oil consumer research: Methods and key learnings.-Olive Oil Authentication.-Role of Lipids in Human Nutrition.-Olive Oil as a Functional Food: Nutritional and Health Benefits.-Olive Oil Refining Process.- Tables of olive oil chemical data. Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Growing Olives for Oil.- Technical Aspects.- Lipid metabolism in olive: biosynthesis of triacylglycerols and aroma components.- Genetics and Molecular Biology of Olives.- Chromatographic Methodologies: Compounds for Olive Oil Traceability Issues.- Chromatographic Methodologies: Compounds For Olive Oil Color Issues.- Chromatographic Methodologies: Compounds for Olive Oil Odor Issues.- Analytical methodologies: Phenolic compounds related to olive oil taste issues.- Infrared, Raman and fluorescence spectroscopies: Methodologies and applications.- Nuclear Magnetic Resonance: Methodologies and Applications.- Olive Oil Characterization and Traceability.- Olive Oil Oxidation.- Sensory quality: Methodologies and Applications.- Olive oil consumer research: Methods and key learnings.- Olive Oil Authentication.- Role of Lipids in Human Nutrition.- Olive Oil as a Functional Food: Nutritional and Health Benefits.- Olive Oil Refining Process.- Tables of olive oil chemical data.

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