1st Edition

Probiotic Foods in Health and Disease

Edited By G. B. Nair, Yoshifumi Takeda Copyright 2011
132 Pages 11 Color & 134 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

132 Pages
by CRC Press

132 Pages
by CRC Press

A blend of fundamental and applied research related to their use, this volume looks at how probiotics can enhance human health. The book covers all aspects of intestinal microflora and offers a comprehensive review of the broad array of effects that can be attributed to probiotic usage. While the focus remains on the latest and most exciting findings in the... Read more

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Biography

G. B. Nair, Yoshifumi Takeda

"Each chapter thus offers an insight of the topic, reviews current research, and discusses future direction. The references cited are very recent. Methodologies are quite explicit, and the explanations are rational. This book is an asset for clinical dietitians, researchers, medical practitioners, and functional food manufacturers."
—ITHAYAMALAR, Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics, 2013. 50, 256