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Dietary Fiber in Health and Disease

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Authors:
  1. Mark L. Dreher

    1. Nutrition Science Solution LLC, Wimberley, USA

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  • Details specific recommendations for fiber types and intake levels required to prevent and manage chronic disease
  • Each chapter includes a one page summary for easy reference
  • Evidence-based chapters provide a comprehensive and concise analysis of the most recent fiber human studies?
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxi
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  2. Introduction to Dietary Fiber

    • Mark L. Dreher
    Pages 1-18

  3. Overview of the Health Benefits of Adequate Fiber Intake

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    Pages 19-40

  4. Insights on the Role of Fiber in Colonic Microbiota Health

    • Mark L. Dreher
    Pages 41-66

  5. Connection Between Fiber, Colonic Microbiota, and Health Across the Human Life Cycle

    • Mark L. Dreher
    Pages 67-93

  6. Fiber in Laxation and Constipation

    • Mark L. Dreher
    Pages 95-115

  7. Fiber and Low FODMAP Diets in Irritable Bowel Syndrome

    • Mark L. Dreher
    Pages 117-131

  8. Fiber and Inflammatory Bowel Disease

    • Mark L. Dreher
    Pages 133-148

  9. Fiber and Diverticular Disease

    • Mark L. Dreher
    Pages 149-162

  10. Fiber and Healthy Dietary Patterns in Weight Regulation

    • Mark L. Dreher
    Pages 163-200

  11. Fiber-Rich Whole Plant Foods in Weight Regulation

    • Mark L. Dreher
    Pages 201-225

  12. Fiber in Type 2 Diabetes Prevention and Management

    • Mark L. Dreher
    Pages 227-249

  13. Fiber in Healthy Aging

    • Mark L. Dreher
    Pages 251-272

  14. Fiber and Coronary Heart Disease

    • Mark L. Dreher
    Pages 273-289

  15. Fiber and Hypertension

    • Mark L. Dreher
    Pages 291-303

  16. Fiber-Rich Diets in Chronic Kidney Disease

    • Mark L. Dreher
    Pages 305-318

  17. Fiber and Stroke Risk

    • Mark L. Dreher
    Pages 319-332

  18. Fiber and Colorectal Cancer

    • Mark L. Dreher
    Pages 333-365

  19. Fiber and Other Dietary Factors in Breast Cancer

    • Mark L. Dreher
    Pages 367-399

  20. Back Matter

    Pages 401-409
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About this book

This newest addition to the Nutrition and Health series is a comprehensive, yet portable, guide to the use of dietary fiber for the management of health and disease. Dietary Fiber in Health and Disease covers all sources of dietary fiber with a focus on preventing and managing chronic diseases. Each chapter contains a careful analysis with many figures and tables of the most recent human dietary fiber studies and includes specific recommendations on the fiber types and intake levels required to prevent and manage chronic disease and improve health. Additionally, physicians, dietitians, nurses, nutritionists, pharmacists, food industry scientists, academic researchers and educators, naturopathic doctors, and other health professionals will be drawn to the practical, ready-to-use information and coverage of subjects such as fiber in gastrointestinal health and disease, fiber in cancer prevention, fiber in Type 2 Diabetes, and fiber in body weight and composition. Dietary Fiber in Healthand Disease will be of interest to physicians and other healthcare professionals in many different specialties, including general practitioners, oncologists, endocrinologists, and other practitioners looking to implement dietary advice as part of the patient treatment plan.

Reviews

“This will serve as a useful, complete tool for dietitians, physicians, nurses, food industry professionals, and public health providers considering diet as a tool to treat disease. Nutrition students and medical students also will find it a useful resource, particularly as they look to augment their lifestyle training. … The quality of this book is outstanding and it truly is in a class by itself due to the extensive research it presents in each chapter.” (Bethany Doerfler, Doody's Book Reviews, April, 2018)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Nutrition Science Solution LLC, Wimberley, USA

    Mark L. Dreher

About the author

Mark L Dreher, PhD is President and Chief Science Officer of Nutrition Science Solutions, LLC.   He received his education in biochemistry and agricultural biochemistry and nutrition at UCLA and The University of Arizona.  Dr. Dreher started his career as a research scientist in medical food product development at McGaw Laboratories in Irvine, California.  Later, he served as Assistant Professor in Food and Nutrition at North Dakota State University leading research on sunflower seeds, dry edible beans and emerging grains.  During his subsequent 30+ year career in the food, agricultural and pharmaceutical industries, he held key roles in over 150 new healthy product development projects and food-based clinical research trials.  He has authored or co-authored over 50 research journal articles and book chapters.  Dr. Dreher has authored or co-authored two handbooks on dietary fiber and one book on complex carbohydrates.  He served as the chair of the International Life Science Institute -North American Food, Nutrition and Safety and Carbohydrate Committees and vice chair of the Functional Foods for Health Committee.   Dr. Dreher was a member of the 1997 Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation on Carbohydrate and Human Nutrition.   He was a Fellow in the National Center for Food and Agricultural Policy and Resources Leadership Program for the Future in Washington DC.   Dr. Dreher is involved in the American Society for Nutrition, American Heart Association, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, and Institute of Food Technology.   Dr. Dreher is actively engaged in projects and research related to the role of healthy diets, whole foods, and phytochemicals in health, chronic disease prevention and optimal aging.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Dietary Fiber in Health and Disease

  • Authors: Mark L. Dreher

  • Series Title: Nutrition and Health

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-50557-2

  • Publisher: Humana Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-50555-8Published: 04 December 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-84428-2Published: 30 August 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-50557-2Published: 16 November 2017

  • Series ISSN: 2628-197X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2628-1961

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXXI, 409

  • Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 120 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Clinical Nutrition, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

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