
Lactose
Evolutionary Role, Health Effects, and Applications
Academic Press
Published on 21. March 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
310 pages
978-0-12-811720-0 (ISBN)
Description
Lactose: Evolutionary Role, Health Effects, and Applications is a professional reference that addresses the latest research from the fields of food science, nutritional science, and evolutionary biology. The book presents an overview of the qualities of lactose, beginning with the intriguing evolutionary biology advantages linked to lactose digestion in humans. In addition, the book addresses how lactose's physiological effects differ from other saccharides and impact human health. The rationale for the application of lactose as an ingredient in products-for example, as a pharmaceutical carrier-is also discussed.
Written in close collaboration by key experts with years of study and practice, Lactose: Evolutionary Role, Health Effects, and Applications is the first book to address this topic exclusively. Scientists and nutritionists in academia and the dairy and food industry, as well as health professionals, will benefit from this valuable resource.
Written in close collaboration by key experts with years of study and practice, Lactose: Evolutionary Role, Health Effects, and Applications is the first book to address this topic exclusively. Scientists and nutritionists in academia and the dairy and food industry, as well as health professionals, will benefit from this valuable resource.
Reviews / Votes
"...the book is brilliantly diverse in its perspectives... It is a book full of wonderful information and teasing motivation to go forward" --Prof. J. Bruce German, Director, Foods for Health Institute Department of Food Science and Technology University of California, Davis, USAMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
San Diego
United States
Publishing group
Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dairy and food scientists, nutritionists, and those who work in dairy and food R&D. Secondary audience comprised of graduate students and health professionals (including medical specialists, dieticians, and nutrition policy makers).
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 191 mm
Weight
540 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-12-811720-0 (9780128117200)
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E-Book
03/2019
Academic Press
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Persons
Marcel Paques (biologist) was employed by Royal FrieslandCampina as principal scientist and senior research specialist since 2002. He worked at the Global Innovation Centre, where he finished his career in 2018. His key strengths are multidisciplinary integration of a wide range of various science and technology areas, and connecting research with the consumer and customer needs. He is co-founder and editorial board member of the Food Structure & Functionality Forum and is editorial board member of the Elsevier journal "Food Structure.? He has published over 20 scientific papers and book chapters and is inventor of over 10 patents. Cordula Lindner is a biologist by training and a research scientist at the Global Innovation Centre of Royal FrieslandCampina. Her current key interest is dairy nutrition and human health with a focus on gut health and bioavailability. Her work includes the investigation of the role of the dairy matrix on the absorption of nutrients and the elucidation of effects of dairy ingredients and prebiotics on the intestinal microbiota. She has a particular interest in early nutrition, breast milk compounds, and microbiota development in the infant and the impact of those factors on early and later life health status.
Editor
Senior Research Specialist, FrieslandCampina Innovation Centre, Wageningen, the Netherlands (until July 2018)
Research Specialist, Nutritional Sciences, FrieslandCampina Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands
Content
1. The Evolution of Lactose Digestion
Catherine Walker and Mark G. Thomas
2. Digestion, Absorption, Metabolism, and Physiological Effects of Lactose
Andrew Szilagyi
3. Lactose Intolerance and Other Related Food Sensitivities
Andrew Szilagyi, Catherine Walker and Mark G. Thomas
4. Lactose - A Conditional Prebiotic?
Michael G. Gaenzle
5. Applications of Lactose in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Gerald Hebbink and Bastiaan Dickhoff
6. Lactose in the Dairy Production Chain
Kasper A. Hettinga
Catherine Walker and Mark G. Thomas
2. Digestion, Absorption, Metabolism, and Physiological Effects of Lactose
Andrew Szilagyi
3. Lactose Intolerance and Other Related Food Sensitivities
Andrew Szilagyi, Catherine Walker and Mark G. Thomas
4. Lactose - A Conditional Prebiotic?
Michael G. Gaenzle
5. Applications of Lactose in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Gerald Hebbink and Bastiaan Dickhoff
6. Lactose in the Dairy Production Chain
Kasper A. Hettinga