Watson Eggs and Health Promotion

1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-470-37675-1
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 0 - No protection

E-Book, Englisch, 202 Seiten, E-Book

Eggs and Health Promotion provides up-to-date research onthe use of eggs in human health. This single, convenient referencedeals with the role of eggs in diet, nutrition, and disease. Thebook also includes current scientific data on the use of eggs toproduce and deliver drugs, nutrients, and immunotherapies inpatients.
Written by well-known and highly respected scientists, this bookwill be of interest to health practitioners and scientists;pharmacologists; and commercial egg producers. Dispellingmisconceptions and covering significant recent advances in egg use,Eggs and Health Promotion makes an important contribution tothe literature on the role of eggs in human health, nutrition, anddisease treatment and prevention. Key chapters include the healthimplications and benefits of egg consumption, production ofantibodies in eggs for medical use, veterinary drug residues, eggsafety, and egg and health myths and misconceptions.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Watson, Ronald Ross

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.
Acknowledgments.
Contributors.
Section 1. Functional Uses of Eggs.
1. Functional Uses of Eggs-An Overview. (W.J. Stadelman andHubert Schmieder).
2. The Role of Eggs in American Diets: Health Implications andBenefits. (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. (MaxGassman).
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 BolourchiVaghefi).
10. Effects of Dietary Eggs on Human Serum Cholesterol andCoronary Heart Disease. (Yinghond Chen and Ronald Ross Watson).
11. Eggs and Saturated Fats: Role in Atherosclerosis as Shown byAnimal 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 andEggs. (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 Patternof Layers. (Carola Garcia, Sergio Cornejo, and Cecilia Albala).
16. Predictability of Respiratory Atopy from EggHypersensitivity in Children. (Kelly Blackstock).
17. Effects of Cooking and Storage on the Nutritional Value ofEggs. ( Giorgio Bedogni and Nino Carlo Battistini).
18. The Potential Use of Eggs for the Protein Requirements ofEndurance Exercise. (Jaclyn Maurer).
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

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.