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A single platform combining probiotics and bioactive components of food that prevents colorectal cancer
Emphasizes the need of functional foods in the management of colorectal cancer
Lists various dietary fibres, their sources and types, and their role on gut content and microbiota
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This book describes the dietary habits (such as use of probiotics, synbiotics, prebiotics and dietary fiber) that could modify and reduce the risk of developing colorectal cancer (CRC). The book will be of practical and scientific use to academicians, research scholars, students, health professionals, nutritionists, etc. and could support the cause of preventing CRC by adopting smarter food habits. CRC is the third leading cause of death, in terms of both incidence and mortality, among men and women. Excess consumption of red and processed meat, roasted coffee, etc. have shown an increase in CRC, indicating that compounds formed in food containing free amino acids and sugars interact at elevated temperatures to form mutagens or carcinogens. Standard treatment options for CRC include invasive surgery and chemotherapy or radiation. Several lifestyle and dietary factors could prevent this ailment. Probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics that are found in functional foods, health supplements and nutraceuticals and short chain fatty acids that are formed in the colon as a result of microbial fermentation of undigested bioactive carbohydrates by Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus inhibit colonic epithelial cells and minimize inflammation, thereby exhibiting immunomodulatory effects. This book tries to address the novel unexplored benefits and mechanism of action of these functional foods.
Authors and Affiliations
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Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Chennai, India
Maya Raman
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Department of Biotechnology, Christ College, Saurashtra University, Rajkot, India
Padma Ambalam
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Bioengineering and Drug Design, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Chennai, India
Mukesh Doble
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Probiotics and Bioactive Carbohydrates in Colon Cancer Management
Authors: Maya Raman, Padma Ambalam, Mukesh Doble
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2586-7
Publisher: Springer New Delhi
eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer India 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-81-322-2585-0Published: 05 November 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-81-322-3410-4Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-81-322-2586-7Published: 27 October 2015
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 124
Topics: Food Science, Cancer Research, Biochemistry, general