Front Cover; Wheat and Rice in Disease Prevention and Health: Benefits, Risks and Mechanisms of Whole Grains in Health Promotion; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contributors; Part I - WHEAT AND HEALTH; Section A - WHEAT COMPONENTS IN DISEASE PREVENTION: OVERVIEW; Chapter 1 - Whole Wheat Pasta and Health; CURRENT HEALTH CONDITION AND WHOLE GRAINS; USE OF WHOLE GRAIN IN PASTA PRODUCTS; BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS OF WHOLE GRAIN FOUND IN PASTA; NUTRIENTS IN WHOLE GRAIN PASTA; References; Chapter 2 - Whole Grain and Phytate-Degrading Human Bifidobacteria
LINES OF EVOLUTION IN CONSUMPTION OF WHOLE GRAINSTHE ROLE OF CEREALS IN THE DIET; PHYTIC ACID (MYO-INOSITOL HEXAKISPHOSPHATE, INSP6); References; Section B - WHEAT IN COMMERCIAL ANIMAL PRODUCTION; Chapter 3 - Effect of Whole Wheat Feeding on Gut Function and Nutrient Utilization in Poultry; INTRODUCTION; EFFECT OF MODERN PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DIGESTIVE TRACT; METHODS OF WHOLE WHEAT FEEDING; EFFECT OF WHOLE WHEAT FEEDING ON GUT HEALTH; EFFECT OF WHOLE GRAIN INCLUSION ON NUTRIENT UTILIZATION; USE OF OTHER WHOLE GRAINS; CONCLUSIONS; References
Chapter 4 - Whole Wheat in Commercial Poultry ProductionWHEAT AS A FEED GRAIN; WHOLE WHEAT GRAIN IN RELATION TO PRODUCTION LEVEL AND LIVABILITY AS AN INDICATOR OF HEALTH STATUS IN POULTRY; WHOLE WHEAT AS RELATED TO QUALITY OF POULTRY PRODUCTS AND HUMAN HEALTH; WHOLE WHEAT AS RELATED TO DIGESTIVE TRACT MORPHOLOGY, INTESTINAL MICROFLORA, ACTIVITY OF DIGESTIVE ENZYMES, AND HEALTH OF FARMED...; References; Section C - WHEAT IN DIABETES AND HEART DISEASE PREVENTION; Chapter 5 - Wheat Fiber in Postprandial Metabolic Profile and Health; INTRODUCTION
EFFECTS OF WHEAT ON POSTPRANDIAL INSULIN AND GLUCOSE RESPONSESPOTENTIAL MECHANISMS OF ACTION; CONCLUSIONS; References; Chapter 6 - Bioavailability of Calcium, Iron, and Zinc in Whole Wheat Flour; INTRODUCTION; MINERAL REQUIREMENTS AND CONSEQUENCES OF DEFICIENCY; PHYTIC ACID: A POTENTIAL INHIBITOR OF MINERALS; MICRONUTRIENT INTERACTIONS; BIOAVAILABILITY STUDIES; CONCLUSION; References; Chapter 7 - Nutritive and Digestive Effects of Starch and Fiber in Whole Wheat; INTRODUCTION; STARCH; FIBER; NUTRITIONAL EFFECTS - WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR AND OBESITY; WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR AND GLUCOSE METABOLISM
ReferencesSection D - WHEAT IN CANCER PREVENTION; Chapter 8 - Colorectal Cancer Prevention by Wheat Consumption: A Three-Valued Logic - True, False, or Otherwise?; INTRODUCTION; COLORECTAL CANCER: EPIDEMIOLOGY AND ETIOLOGY; SCREENING FOR COLORECTAL CANCER; PREVENTION OF COLORECTAL CANCER; WHEAT CULTIVATION, CROPPING, AND BIOLOGY; THE HISTORY OF WHEAT DOMESTICATION; THE DEFINITION OF WHEAT BRAN AND DIETARY FIBER, AND A BRIEF CHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY OF WHEAT BRAN AND DIETARY FIBER COMPOUNDS IN COLORECTAL NORMAL AND CANCER CELLS
WHEAT BRAN CONSUMPTION, ADENOMATOUS POLYPS, AND COLORECTAL CANCER
