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Food-Drug Synergy and Safety

Food-Drug Synergy and Safety

Scientists health professionals and consumers are increasingly interested in the relationships between food components and food-drug combinations as they strive to find more effective ways to prevent or treat chronic disease. As one of the first unified and in-depth sources in this emerging topic Food-Drug Synergy and Safety explores the vast potential benefits of food and food-drug synergy. The book addresses the interaction of two or more components within a single food between several foods or between foods and drugs consumed together in which the potential health benefit is greater than the effect of the single component food or drug. Each chapter follows a consistent framework and addresses the health benefits mechanisms of action and safety aspects pertaining to the food and food-drug synergies. Sections discuss food and food-drug synergies in the context of specific disease groups such as cardiovascular disease cancer osteoporosis inflammatory diseases hypertension and obesity for easy reference in a clinical setting. A separate section focuses entirely on performance enhancers including caffeine creatine and ephedrine/ephedra and their potential to influence human health in addition to ergogenic applications. The final section provides scientists with a framework for designing experiments that elucidate the heath benefits and safety aspects of food and food-drug synergies. Food-Drug Synergy and Safety lays the essential foundation in this new direction of research as it gains momentum in the fields of food nutrition medicine and pharmaceutical sciences.

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Handbook of Water Sensitive Planning and Design

Handbook of Water Sensitive Planning and Design

Design options and planning procedures must be critically examined to ensure that landscapes are created with sensitivity to water quality and management issues as well as overall ecological integrity. Handbook of Water Sensitive Planning and Design presents the history of water as a design and planning element in landscape architecture and describes new interpretations of water management. This text pushes the frontiers of standard water management in new directions challenging readers into abandoning the comfortable safety of conducting business-as-usual within narrow disciplinary confines and instead directing views outward to the exciting and incompletely mapped regions of true interdisciplinary water sensitive planning and design. With contributions from renowned practitioners Part I provides seventeen chapters addressing the subject of site-specific water sensitive design and Part II presents another seventeen chapters focusing on issues relating to the water sensitive planning of riparian buffers and watersheds. In addition Professor France has provided a "Response" to accompany each chapter which succinctly underscores the salient features in more detail and emphasizes cross-linking to other chapters in the book. The "Overview" provides a brief road-map to navigate through the section. Finally the discussion summaries at the end of each section elaborate on past problems current challenges and future directions. Handbook of Water Sensitive Planning and Design puts forward the very best of modern water sensitive planning and design and should be required reading for everyone involved in this dynamic and crucial field.

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Phenolics in Food and Nutraceuticals

Foodborne Pathogens and Food Safety

Foodborne Pathogens and Food Safety

Foodborne pathogens continue to cause major public health problems worldwide and have escalated to unprecedented levels in recent years. In this book major foodborne diseases and the key food safety issues are discussed elaborately. In addition emerging and reemerging microbial agents and other food safety related topics are discussed. This book also addresses the challenges facing both developed and developing countries to ensure food safety in the development of new food products and processing technologies internationalization of food trade safety of foods derived from biotechnology microbiological risks and emergence of new and antibiotic-resistant pathogens particularly from emerging pathogens. This book was written so that readers can easily understand content aimed at enhancing continuing global efforts to deliver safe food and improve health and environmental conditions in developing countries. The book is useful in getting the latest information in food safety and foodborne pathogens. The comprehensive contents include coverage of: Foodborne microbial agents and their growth survival and death in food Emerging and reemerging foodborne pathogensEmergence of drug-resistant pathogensImpact of climate change on foodborne pathogensTechnology for rapid and accurate detection of foodborne pathogensRisk analysis assessment and pathogen management in foodStrategies to destroy or control foodborne pathogensBiosecurity issues and the implications of new regulatory guidelinesWorldwide food safety status | Foodborne Pathogens and Food Safety

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Food Allergy Molecular and Clinical Practice

Organic Acids and Food Preservation

Organic Acids and Food Preservation

Although organic acids have been used to counteract pathogens in food for many years there is a glaring need to assess and improve their continued effectiveness and sustainability. There is also a growing demand for foods that are produced using milder treatments (e. g. less heat salt sugar and chemicals) and newer technologies to prevent the growth of dangerous bacteria. Organic Acids and Food Preservation concentrates on safe and effective techniques for applying organic acids to prevention of bacterial growth. Despite the wide range of potentially useful antimicrobials relatively few are suitable in practice—and this invaluable hands-on guide explains why. With its wealth of information and rare focus solely on the subject it provides practical tools that can be used in the food industry various academic disciplines research education and food technology fields to better understand the problem and develop optimal solutions. Why are preservative strategies ineffective?Why are microorganisms becoming acid tolerant and resistant in other ways? To answer these and other key questions the authors combine research findings from industries and laboratories around the globe specific application regimen future prospects and other information that is vital to the successful use of organic acids as food preservatives. After outlining challenges that the food industry faces from modern consumer trends food legislation and other obstacles this book then explores possible solutions that are applicable not only to food science but to microbiology food science food technology biochemistry and biotechnology. It will become a valuable addition to the library of any scientist or researcher working in these and other fields.

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Food Insecurity and Public Health

Food Insecurity and Public Health

Affecting more than 800 million people food insecurity is a global problem that runs deeper than hunger and undernutrition. In addition to the obvious impact on physical well-being food insecurity can result in risky coping strategies increased expenditures on medical costs or transportation and mental health issues. A review of the concepts and impacts of food insecurity through the lens of public health Food Insecurity and Public Health details the complex issue of food insecurity and explores its reach beyond economics and agronomics. The book guides you through the fundamentals beginning with theory and the challenges in measuring it and moving on to the impact of food insecurity on health. The book details the implications of food insecurity on public health practice including epidemiology and outcomes of diseases such as HIV TB and non-communicable diseases and the specific impact on women’s health. It closes with case studies from the Navajo Nation Kenya and Southern Africa offering the opportunity to learn from real-life successes and challenges. Each chapter also considers programs or interventions that have been used to attempt to address the issue including a discussion of the US federal food stamps program. In truth however there continues to be a dearth of data on the ways in which programs can effectively address the problem of food insecurity at the household community or district level in either the short or long term—beyond of course the elimination of poverty which is no doubt a root cause of the problem. The book gives you context for considering the links between food insecurity and health and a framework for seeking integrated solutions to both problems.

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Advancing Medicine with Food and Nutrients

Advancing Medicine with Food and Nutrients

Food and nutrients are the original medicine and the shoulders on which modern medicine stands. But in recent decades food and medicine have taken divergent paths and the natural healing properties of food have been diminished in the wake of modern technical progress. With contributions from highly regarded experts who work on the frontlines of disease management the bestselling first edition of Advancing Medicine with Food and Nutrients Food and Nutrients in Disease Management effectively brought food back into the clinical arena helping physicians put food and nutrients back on the prescription pad. Board-certified in General Preventive Medicine Ingrid Kohlstadt MD MPH has been elected a Fellow of the American College of Nutrition and a Fellow of the American College of Preventive Medicine. Guided by Dr. Kohlstadt this authoritative reference equips clinicians with the information they need to fully utilize nutritional medicine in their practice. New in the Second EditionToxic exposures such as molds microbial infections xenoestrogens heavy metals and inert nanoparticlesFood safety issues: precautions for patients with preexisting medical conditions adequate labeling of food allergens such as gluten potential adverse effects of artificial sweeteners consequences of applying ionizing radiation to food food-borne mycotoxins critical food restrictions following bariatric surgery precautions for preparing food in the homeConsumer advocacy issues on navigating claims of medical foods and dietary supplementsPhysical forces on nutritional needs such as ultraviolet light initiating vitamin D synthesis non-ionizing radiation’s effects on brain glucose metabolism and excess body fat’s effects on inflammation and hydrationPreventive medicine and how to preserve resiliency at the individual and public health levelsWritten by doctors for doctors Advancing Medicine with Food and Nutrients Second Edition reunites food and medicine. Buttressed with new evidence leading physicians on the frontlines of disease management apply the latest scientific advances to the clinical practice of medicine. Each chapter offers adjuncts to standard care fewer side effects improved risk reduction or added quality of life. An article by Ingrid Kohlstadt on education and nutrition appeared in TIME Magazine online on November 12 2014.

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Food Plant Sanitation Design Maintenance and Good Manufacturing Practices

Food Plant Sanitation Design Maintenance and Good Manufacturing Practices

Food safety and quality are primary concerns in the food manufacturing industry. Written by an author with more than 40 years’ experience in the food industry Food Plant Sanitation: Design Maintenance and Good Manufacturing Practices Third Edition provides completely updated practical advice on all aspects of food plant sanitation and sanitation-related food safety issues. It offers readers the tools to establish a food safety system to help control microbiological physical and chemical hazards. Understanding that sanitation is integral to food safety is the foundation for an effective food safety system. Features of this new edition include new photographs tables and up-to-date material that better reflect current guidance on food plant sanitation including additional information on the implementation of FSMA. The chapters address testing for and control of microorganisms in food manufacturing including recent challenges in the industry due to pathogens such as Listeria monocytogenes. They also offer discussions on biofilms regulatory requirements from the European Union allergens sanitary facility design and describe proven best practices for sanitation as well as current sanitary requirements and regulatory changes from the FDA and USDA. In addition the author presents methods for verifying sanitation and provides greater differentiation of verification versus validation. The final chapters identify good manufacturing practices for employees and present a comprehensive pest management plan including control measures and chemical interventions. The book concludes with strategies for preventing chemical and physical food safety hazards. This reference provides a practical perspective for implementing food plant sanitation and safety processes. The author has included wherever possible examples of procedures forms and documents to help novice food safety and quality professionals develop effective food safety systems. | Food Plant Sanitation Design Maintenance and Good Manufacturing Practices

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Phytosterols as Functional Food Components and Nutraceuticals

Acetic Acid Bacteria Fundamentals and Food Applications

Novel Food Processing Effects on Rheological and Functional Properties

Novel Food Processing Effects on Rheological and Functional Properties

Rapid expansion of research on the development of novel food processes in the past decade has resulted in novel processes drawn from fields outside the traditional parameters of food processing. Providing a wealth of new knowledge Novel Food Processing: Effects on Rheological and Functional Properties covers structural and functional changes at the micro level and their implications at the macro level in food exposed to new and emerging technologies. Contributions from an international panel with academic and professional credentials form the backbone of this work. They focus on the functional rheological and micro-structural changes that occur in foods when using emerging technologies such as high pressure processing Ohmic heating pulse electric fields and ultraviolet radiation. The book examines new and innovative applications and presents the impact of these research findings on the nutritional aspects of protein and carbohydrate containing foods. It also considers the synergic effects of protein-starch components. Each chapter provides an in-depth analysis of a novel technology and its effect on food structure and function. New directions in food processing will continue to be influenced by diverse fields and used to respond to consumer concerns about food safety quality sensory attributes and nutrition. Combining coverage of technological applications with the chemistry of food and biomaterials this book illustrates in a very clear and concise fashion the structure-functionality relationship and how it is affected by newly developed and increasingly popular processing technologies. | Novel Food Processing Effects on Rheological and Functional Properties

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Local Food Environments Food Access in America

Local Food Environments Food Access in America

In this book Morland Lehmann and Karpyn discuss the critical need for healthy food financing programs as a vehicle to improve food access for all Americans. In my career as a public servant there are very few legislative achievements that I’m prouder of than the Healthy Food Financing Initiative which started in my home state of Pennsylvania. The program gained status as a proven and economically sustainable federal program that is helping to improve the quality of life in our neighborhoods: by allowing millions access to healthy affordable food. – Congressman Dwight Evans United States House of Representatives Pennsylvania District 3 If we work together we can create a healthy food system that is equitable and accessible to all. This book highlights the importance of healthy food projects like grocery stores farmers markets co-ops and other healthy food retail in revitalizing local communities across the country. Without basic nourishment kids and families simply won’t be successful – which is why this book is a must read. – Sam Kass President Obama’s Senior Nutrition Policy Advisor and Executive Director of Let’s Move! Morland and colleagues’ new second edition provides an excellent foundation for courses in food policy and community nutrition. Their detailed review of the economics of local and national food financing will open students’ minds to the complexity inherent in measuring and interpreting outcomes. – Robert S. Lawrence MD MACP Founder and Former Director of the Center for a Livable Future Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health Features ● Describes how disparities in food access formed in the United States      ● Includes federal policies and programs aimed at addressing food access in underserved areas including the Healthy Food Financing Initiative     ● Features examples of state initiatives that address poor access to food retailers     ● Provides methods for program evaluation utilizing principals of implementation and dissemination science     ● Includes critical thinking questions and embedded videos aimed to generate discussions on how restricted local food environments in the United States are rooted in economic disparities that impact food access as well as housing education and job opportunities      | Local Food Environments Food Access in America

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Developments In Pressure-Sensitive Products

Developments In Pressure-Sensitive Products

Since the first groundbreaking edition of Developments in Pressure-Sensitive Products was introduced in 1998 heavy research has resulted in substantial progress in the field. Fully updated and expanded to reflect this activity Developments in Pressure-Sensitive Products Second Edition provides a detailed overview of the entire range of pressure-sensitive products both with and without adhesives. It explores the principles behind their design and manufacture along with a variety of applications in medicine electronics packaging and protection. The book establishes the link between underlying theory and practical applications exploring the physical molecular and chemical bases of PSPs while describing the manufacturing processes end uses and economic issues involved. This edition includes three new chapters: the first of these explains the new theory of pressure sensitivity considered as a process illustrating the principles of polymer science governing PSP technology; the second discusses the crosslinking of acrylics the most important domain in specialized products; and the third presents the latest developments in products based on plastomers such as hydrogels. Additional coverage includes biological applications of PSPs engineering problems of coating equipment web finishing for plastic films and confectioning. Offering cutting-edge information from the frontiers of research and industry Developments in Pressure-Sensitive Products Second Edition is an ideal reference to all aspects of pressure-sensitive technologies and materials.

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Introduction to Food Chemistry

Transforming Food Environments

Transforming Food Environments

We regularly find ourselves in food environments that promote the consumption of high fat and sugary foods rather than encouraging us to eat more fruit and vegetables. However because of increased media attention people are becoming more interested in alternative approaches to improving the many food-related decisions we make daily. Transforming Food Environments features evidence from several disciplines exploring initiatives that have improved food environments and discusses the importance of achieving success in equitable and sustainable ways. The book presents information on diverse food environments followed by methods that help readers become aware of the design of interventions and food policies. It covers food environments in schools workplaces and community centres as well as fast food establishments and food marketing. The book presents methods to help encourage better food choices and purchase of healthier foods. It explores persuasion tactics used by health professionals such as changing availability and/or price using nudging techniques and food labelling. Led by Editor Charlotte Evans Associate Professor of Nutritional Epidemiology and Public Health Nutrition at the University of Leeds; and written by an international range of authors from countries including the US Canada Australia New Zealand Japan and the United Kingdom this multidisciplinary book appeals to students researchers public health professionals and policy makers. It also raises awareness and provides a comprehensive treatment of the importance of our environments on food choice.

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Dimensions of Food

Understanding the Japanese Food and Agrimarket A Multifaceted Opportunity

Understanding the Japanese Food and Agrimarket A Multifaceted Opportunity

The contributing authors of Understanding the Japanese Food and Agrimarket discuss broad forces that affect markets in Japan and specific situations faced in marketing grain livestock and seafood products; fruits; vegetables; and wood products. Many of the contributors speak and read Japanese and have lived in Japan for extensive periods; they are able to give deep insights into how and why the Japanese consumption and distribution system behaves as it does. They draw on their expertise to fully explore various Japanese food and fiber markets. As they demystify the Japanese market they illustrate for readers several systematic approaches to mastering the Japanese food and fiber markets. Readers will discover that effective long-term marketing strategies in Japan must be based on sound analytical information. The contributors provide such needed material with chapters on items as diverse as wine grain products beef and fruits and vegetables. Some of the specific topics covered include:changes in Japanese food consumptionJapanese food distribution systemdemand for beef products in Japandemand for vegetables and vegetable seedsJapanese wine marketdemand for bakery productsnew food products for the Japanese marketdeveloping trade relations in wood productsExecutives of commodity associations or firms exporting foods to Japan will find the general sections most interesting as well as chapters specific to their products. Teachers and students exploring exporting to the Japanese market will be intrigued by the various dimensions of the “multifaceted” nature and opportunities of the Japanese market. | Understanding the Japanese Food and Agrimarket A Multifaceted Opportunity

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Advances in Food Biochemistry

Climate Change and Global Food Security

Climate Change and Global Food Security

In order to feed their burgeoning populations developing nations will need to double cereal production by the year 2050. This increase will have to come from existing land as little potential exists for bringing new land under cultivation - a daunting prospect when one realizes that increased use and significantly higher concentrations of carbon dioxide have led to a severe depletion of the carbon pool in the world's soils. This is especially telling in developing countries where tropical climates further compromise the soil's ability to recover. In Climate Change and Global Food Security bestselling editor Rattan Lal heads up a team of the world's top soil scientists and ecologists to document the history of this impending agricultural crisis and explore possible solutions. Throughout this timely text the authors address six complex themes:1. The impact of projected climate change on soil quality water resources temperature regime and growing season duration on net primary productivity of different biomes2. Soil carbon dynamics under changing climate3. The impact of changes in carbon dioxide and ecological environments on agronomic yields and food production in different regions of the world4. World food demands and supply during the 21st century5. Policy and economic issues related to carbon trading and enhancing agricultural production6. Research and development priorities for enhancing soil carbon pool and food securityThis hard-hitting text is essential reading for anyone involved with soil and crop sciences as well as policy makers and change agents who need to come to the forefront of this issue armed with the latest information and viable solutions.

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Australian Native Plants Cultivation and Uses in the Health and Food Industries

Australian Native Plants Cultivation and Uses in the Health and Food Industries

Australian Native Plants: Cultivation and Uses in the Health and Food Industries provides a comprehensive overview of native food crops commercially grown in Australia that possess nutritional and health properties largely unknown on a global basis. These native foods have been consumed traditionally have a unique flavor diversity offer significant health promoting effects and contain useful functional properties. Australian native plant foods have also been identified for their promising antioxidant and antimicrobial properties that have considerable commercial potential. This book is divided into three parts: The first part reviews the cultivation and production of many Australian native plants (ANP) including Anise Myrtle Bush Tomato Desert Raisin Davidson’s Plum Desert Limes Australian Finger Lime Kakadu Plum Lemon Aspen Lemon Myrtle Muntries Native Pepper Quandong Riberry and Wattle Seed. It then examines the food and health applications of ANP and discusses alternative medicines based on aboriginal traditional knowledge and culture nutritional characteristics and bioactive compounds in ANP. In addition it reviews the anti-obesity and anti-inflammatory properties of ANP and discusses food preservation antimicrobial activity of ANP and unique flavors from Australian native plants. The third section covers the commercial applications of ANP. It focuses on native Australian plant extracts and cosmetic applications processing of native plant foods and ingredients quality changes during packaging and storage of Australian native herbs. The final few chapters look into the importance of value chains that connect producers and consumers of native plant foods new market opportunities for Australian indigenous food plants and the safety of using native foods as ingredients in the health and food sectors. | Australian Native Plants Cultivation and Uses in the Health and Food Industries

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Handbook of Food and Bioprocess Modeling Techniques

Handbook of Food and Bioprocess Modeling Techniques

With the advancement of computers the use of modeling to reduce time and expense and improve process optimization predictive capability process automation and control possibilities is now an integral part of food science and engineering. New technology and ease of use expands the range of techniques that scientists and researchers have at their disposal making it increasingly important for the user to be aware of and have a good working knowledge of the alternatives. Unique in its scope the Handbook of Food and Bioprocess Modeling Techniques provides a comprehensive overview of the modeling options available to today’s researcher. The book covers a wide range of topics including transport processes reaction kinetics probabilistic modeling data mining neural network and genetic algorithms. Both mesoscale and macroscale modeling are covered. Each chapter is complete with a clear succinct description of a specific modeling technique followed by detailed examples of the utilization application benefits and limitations of the technique described. By having both physics-based and observation-based models explained in one place the researcher can find not only the most appropriate tool or combination of tools for the application but also those that best suit the technical expertise of the personnel involved. The book emphasizes problem formulation and explains the choice and structure of the modeling technique from an application point of view making it exceedingly practical and easy-to-use. The international panel of authors and contributors ensures the quality of the individual chapters and the usefulness of the information across wide-ranging food products and processes. An indispensable resource for the full range of contemporary modeling techniques the Handbook of Food and Bioprocess Modeling Techniques provides food and bioprocess researchers in industry and academia with an invaluable comprehensive working reference.

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Food Rheology A Practical Guide

Mycotoxins in Food and Beverages Innovations and Advances Part I

Mycotoxins in Food and Beverages Innovations and Advances Part I

Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by fungi in a wide range of foods (cereals peanut tree nuts dried fruits coffee cocoa grapes spices…) both in the field and after harvest particularly during storage. They can also be found in processed foods of plant origin or by transfer in food products of animal (milk eggs meat and offal). Mycotoxins are of major concern since they can cause acute or chronic intoxications in both humans and animals which are sometimes fatal. Many countries particularly in Europe have set maximum acceptable levels for mycotoxins in food and feed. The book reviews the latest literature and innovations on important aspects of mycotoxins e. g. mycotoxin producing fungi and the related ecosystems mycotoxin occurrence toxicity analysis and management. Quantitative estimations of impacts of climate change on mycotoxin occurrence have been made recently using predictive modelling. There is also a growing interest in the occurrence and toxicity of multiple mycotoxins in food and feed including emerging or modified forms of mycotoxins. Innovative tools were also developed to detect and quantify toxinogenic fungi and their toxins. In order to reduce the use of chemicals that are harmful to the environment and health of consumers alternative methods of prevention and decontamination of mycotoxins were tested in pre- and post-harvest using microorganisms natural substances or radiation treatments. | Mycotoxins in Food and Beverages Innovations and Advances Part I

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Pulsed Electric Fields in Food Processing Fundamental Aspects and Applications