Probiotic foods in health and disease

• Corporate Authors: National Institute of Cholera & Enteric Diseases (India), Indian Council of Medical Research
• Other Authors: Nair, G. Balakrish, Takeda, Yoshifumi, 1935-
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boca Raton, Fla. : New York, N.Y. : CRC Press ; Science Publishers, c2011.
• Subjects: Probiotics.; Functional foods.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781439852200
• DOI: 10.1201/b10770
• Physical Description: iv, 124 p. : ill. (some col.).

"Probiotic Foods in Health and Disease" compiled by leading experts is a blend of fundamental and applied research related to the use of these important organisms in enhancement of human health. The book aims at covering all aspects of the intestinal microflora and offers a comprehensive r...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Probiotic foods today and the future : where science and commerce need to meet / Gregor Reid, Jean Maclaim, Ruben Hummelen, Joke Dols and Wayne L. Miller
• 2. Probiotics : guidelines, regulations and health claims / B. Sesikeran and R. Hemalatha
• 3. Legislation of probiotic fermented milk drinks : an important functional food in Asia / Akiyoshi Hosono
• 4. 'FOSHU' Japanese regulations for probiotic foods / Osamu Chonan
• 5. Probiotics : a pharmacologist's perspective / S.D. Seth and Mohua Maulik
• 6. Host-microbe interactions in the gut : a microbiologist's perspective / R. Chaudhry, V.D. Bamola and P. Panigrahi
• 7. Probiotics and intestinal defensins : augmenting the first line of defence in gastrointestinal immunity / Dipankar Ghosh
• 8. Toward the identification of gut microbial markers associated to irritable bowel syndrome / Raish Oozeer and Patrick Veiga
• 9. Probiotics and their role in reducing allergic disorders / S.K. Kabra and Rakesh Lodha
• 10. Oral microflora, oral health and probiotics / Mahesh Verma and Ruchika Roongta Nawal
• 11. Proiotics and women's health / Indrani Ganguli, Mala Srivastava and Mamta Dagar.