1st Edition

Plant and Animal Proteins in Health and Disease Prevention

Edited By Victor R. Preedy Copyright 2026
598 Pages 124 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

560 Pages 124 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

This book explores the vital role of proteins in human health through 40 in-depth chapters, organized into four comprehensive sections, which include "Introductory Concepts," "Foods of Animal Origin," "Foods of Plant Origin," and "Resources." The book delves into the biochemical processes behind protein metabolism and its influence on a wide range of health conditions. Aimed at educating... Read more

Preface

Acknowledgements

About the Editor

Contributors

Chapter 1 Planetary Health and Animal and Plant Dietary Proteins

Clive Julian Christie Phillips, Carla Forte Maiolino Molento, Diana Bogueva, and Dora Marinova

Chapter 2 Plant and Animal Protein Intake and Their Metabolic Differential Effects

Masako Matsunaga

Chapter 3 Dietary Plant and Animal Proteins and Satiety

Ioanna Alexandropoulou, Kalliopi K. Gkouskou, and Maria G. Grammatikopoulou

Chapter 4 Role of Animal and Plant Protein on Child Health Outcomes

Ranjitha Chandrashekar, Bharath Kumar Mulakala, Jolene R. Rearick, Maria Carmen Collado, and Laxmi Yeruva

Chapter 5 Dietary Plant and Animal Protein–Phenolic Interactions: Effects of Gastrointestinal Digestion and Gut Microbiota

Deniz Gunal-Koroğlu and Esra Capanoglu

Chapter 6 Amino Acid Quality of Meat Proteins

Natalia S. Fanelli and Hans H. Stein

Chapter 7 Animal Protein and Its Impact on Adiposity

Lais Lima de Castro Abreu, Julianne Viana Freire Portela, Andrea Gomes Santana de Melo, Tiago Soares, and Maria do Carmo de Carvalho e Martins

Chapter 8 Red Meat Protein and Links with Disease: A Focus on Diabetes

Margarete Almeida Freitas de Azevedo, Nayara Vieira do Nascimento Monteiro, and Maria do Carmo de Carvalho e Martins

Chapter 9 Animal Protein Intake and Cancer Risk

Adina Bianca Boșca, Carmen Mihaela Mihu, Anida Maria Băbțan, and Aranka Ilea

Chapter 10 Bovine Milk Proteins: A Compositional Profile

Arpita Das, Ayushi Kapoor, Aparna Verma, and Kiran Ambatipudi

Chapter 11 Dairy Protein and the Risk of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Jun-Hyuk Lee, Jihyun Yoon, and Yu-Jin Kwon

Chapter 12 Dairy Proteins and Metabolic Health: A Focus on Bioactive Peptides

Giovanni Tulipano

Chapter 13 Dairy Protein and Gut Microbiota

Burcu Ateş Ozcan, Kubra Şahin, and Ayşe Betül Demirbaş

Chapter 14 Dairy Proteins in the Diet and Skeletal Muscle Metabolism in Adults

Maria Spanoudaki, Sousana K. Papadopoulou, Stavros Pellios, and Constantinos Giagkinis

Chapter 15 Antioxidant Peptides from Hydrolysis of Whey Protein

Ana Paula Vico, Marina del Rosario Bettiol, Yanina Estefania Rossi, and Mariana Angelica Montenegro

Chapter 16 Using Whey Protein Concentrate and Curcumin as a Combinational Approach

Ceres Mattos Della Lucia, Kelly Aparecida Dias, Stephanie Michelin Santana Pereira, and Livya Alves Oliveira

Chapter 17 Whey Protein and Impact on Obesity

Vahid Reza Askari, Ali Ebrahimi Dabagh, and Vafa Baradaran Rahimi

Chapter 18 Use of Whey Protein in Children with Autism

Ana Maria Castejon, Jordan Ashley Spaw, Irina Rozenfeld, Nurit Sheinberg, Patrick Hardigan, Richard Deth, and Jimmy Gutman

Chapter 19 Fish Protein and Peptides: Impact on Health

Vahid Reza Askari, Ali Ebrahimi Dabagh, and Vafa Baradaran Rahimi

Chapter 20 Amino Acid Score, Nitrogen-to-Protein Conversion Factor, and Digestibility of Edible Insect Proteins

Masaru Ochiai

Chapter 21 Cultivated Meat as a New Source of Sustainable Alternative Protein

Samantha Robertson and Masatoshi Suzuki

Chapter 22 Soy Protein and Its Influence on Hepatic Inflammation in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)

Wei Li and Reza Hakkak

Chapter 23 Identifying the Anti-Cancer Components in Soy

Ingrid Elisia and Gerald Krystal

Chapter 24 Soy Protein Supplementation: Effects on Prostate Cancer and Hormones in Males

Maarten C. Bosland

Chapter 25 Effects of Soy Protein on Diabetes

Maria do Carmo de Carvalho e Martins, Joyce Lopes Macedo, Izabela Cristina Pereira de Araújo, and Vanessa Brito Lira de Carvalho

Chapter 26 Soybean Proteins and Effects on Atherosclerosis: Modelling in ApoE Deficiency

Roberto Martinez-Beamonte, Maria Angeles Navarro, Jose M. Lou-Bonafonte, and Jesus Osada

Chapter 27 Soy Protein Ingestion and Its Effect on Organelles Involved in Skeletal Muscle Contraction after Exercise

Keita Kanzaki, Daiki Watanabe, and Masanobu Wada

Chapter 28 Pea (Pisum sativum L.) Protein and Its Effects on Human Health

Aubree L. Hawley, Jamie I. Baum, and Chetanjot Kaur Romana

Chapter 29 Pigeon Pea (Cajanus cajan) Protein and Potential in the Human Diet

Rabia Syed and Ying Wu

Chapter 30 Chickpea (Cicer arietinum) Protein Hydrolysates as Functional Components: Potential Use in Type 2 Diabetes

Subhiksha Chandrasekaran and Elvira Gonzalez de Mejia

Chapter 31 Gluten and Gluten-Free Diets

Hayrullah Yazar and Yıldırım Kayacan

Chapter 32 Nutritional Aspects of Dietary Protein: Gluten-Free Diets and Vitamin Status—Focus on Vitamins D and B12

Michele Di Stefano and Cristina Capittini

Chapter 33 Dipeptidyl Peptidase IV (DPP-IV) Inhibitory Peptides in Vegetable Protein and Potential for Functional Foods

Fernando Rivero-Pino

Chapter 34 Lupin as a Source of Dietary Protein in the Human Diet

Maria E. Martin Rubio, Ana Lemus Conejo, Fernando Rivero-Pino, and Maria C. Millan Linares

Chapter 35 Protein Quality of Maize (Zea mays) Crop and Leaves

Moattar Latif and Peter Uchenna Amadi

Chapter 36 Peanut Flour as a Food Protein Source

Jianmei Yu

Chapter 37 Hemp Seed as a Novel Protein Source

Vermont P. Dia

Chapter 38 Cereal By-Products, Proteins, and Amino Acids for Human Consumption: A New Narrative

Anca Corina Farcas, Oana Raluca Negrean, and Sonia Ancuta Socaci

Chapter 39 Pulses as Sources of Protein: Considerations for Human Consumption

Cara L. Cargo-Froom, Christopher P.F. Marinangeli, Matthew G. Nosworthy, and Daniel A. Columbus

Chapter 40 Recommended Resources for Plant and Animal Proteins in Health and Disease Prevention

Rajkumar Rajendram, Vinood B. Patel, and Victor R. Preedy

Index

Biography

Victor R.  Preedy BSc, PhD, DSc, FRSB, FRSPH, FRCPath, FRSC is Honorary Professor in the Department of Clinical Biochemistry at King’s College Hospital, Emeritus Professor in Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine at King’s College London and Visiting Professor at the University of Suffolk.  Professor Preedy graduated with an Honours Degree in Biology and Physiology with Pharmacology.  He gained his University of London PhD on the biochemical measurements in protein metabolism and also gained a second doctoral degree, for his outstanding contribution to protein metabolism in health and disease.  Professor Preedy was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine in 2022.  He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology, The Royal College of Pathologists, The Royal Society for Public Health and The Royal Society of Chemistry.  He was the founding Director of the Genomics Centre at King’s College London and held the post from 2006 to 2020.  In his career Professor Preedy has carried out research at the Cardiothoracic Institute, National Heart Hospital (part of Imperial College London), The School of Pharmacy (now part of University College London) and the MRC Centre at Northwick Park Hospital.  He has collaborated with research groups in Finland, Japan, Australia, USA, and Germany.  He is a leading expert on the science of health.  To his credit, Professor Preedy has published over 750 articles, which includes peer-reviewed manuscripts based on original research, abstracts and symposium presentations, reviews and numerous books and volumes.