Download or read book Health Benefits of Traditional East African Foods and Food Habits written by Verena Raschke-Cheema and published by . This book was released on 2015-05-23 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Changing Food Habits written by Carola Lentz and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1999 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Download or read book Nutritional and Health Aspects of Food in Western Africa written by Ogugua Charles Aworh and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2024-07-26 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nutritional and Health Aspects of Native West African Foods is part of an ongoing series that continues to build out Elsevier’s Nutritional and Health Aspects of Traditional and Ethnic Foods series. Written by a gender diverse team of experts, this book explores native and wild West African foods from Cameroon, Ghana, and Nigeria where 60% of West Africa live. Through valorization trials, the book analyzes nutritional components and the processing and safety of native plants and botanicals and shows how indigenous foods such as grains, fruits, tubers, fungi and cheese make a global impact on diet-related health claims and disease. From handling and processing methods to regulatory issues and sustainable farming, this book presents a framework to discover the influence of historical eating habits on today’s diets. • Promotes global availability and insight into native West African foods available in Cameroon, Ghana and Nigeria • Reviews the safety, processing and health benefits of these foods • Explores both scientific and anecdotal diet-related health claims • Analyzes nutritional components of native plants through valorization trials for global market • Presents framework to determine if these foods meet local and international regulatory requirements and presents strategies to remedy non-compliance
Download or read book Diversifying Food and Diets written by Jessica Fanzo and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-06-26 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Currently 868 million people are undernourished and 195 million children under five years of age are stunted. At the same time, over 1 billion people are overweight and obese in both the developed and developing world. Diseases previously associated with affluence, such as cancer, diabetes and cardio-vascular disease, are on the rise. Food system-based approaches to addressing these problems that could enhance food availability and diet quality through local production and agricultural biodiversity often fall outside the traditional scope of nutrition, and have been under-researched. As a consequence, there remains insufficient evidence to support well-defined, scalable agricultural biodiversity interventions that can be linked to improvements in nutrition outcomes. Agricultural biodiversity is important for food and nutritional security, as a safeguard against hunger, a source of nutrients for improved dietary diversity and quality, and strengthening local food systems and environmental sustainability. This book explores the current state of knowledge on the role of agricultural biodiversity in improving diets, nutrition and food security. Using examples and case studies from around the globe, the book explores current strategies for improving nutrition and diets and identifies key research and implementation gaps that need to be addressed to successfully promote the better use of agricultural biodiversity for rural and urban populations and societies in transition.
Download or read book Community Nutrition for Eastern Africa written by Ann Burgess and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Guide to the Psychology of Eating written by Leighann R. Chaffee and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2022-01-13 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why are spicy cuisines characteristic of hot climates? Does our stomach or our brain tell us when it is time to eat? And how do we decide if bugs are food? Employing a learner-centered approach, this introduction to the psychological mechanisms of consumption engages readers with questions and cross-cultural examples to promote critical analysis and evidence-based comprehension. The discipline of psychology provides an important perspective to the study of eating, given the remarkable complexity of our food environments (including society and culture), eating habits, and relationships with food. As everything psychological is simultaneously biological, the role of evolutionary pressures and biopsychological forces are bases to explore complex processes within the book, such as sensation and perception, learning and cognition, and human development. The authors illuminate contemporary eating topics, including the scope and consequences of overnutrition, the aetiology of eating disorders, societal focus on dieting and body image, controversies in food policy, and culture-inspired cuisine. Supplemental resources and exercises are provided in a pedagogically-focused companion website.
Download or read book Regulating Safety of Traditional and Ethnic Foods written by V. Prakash and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2015-11-25 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Regulating Safety of Traditional and Ethnic Foods, a compilation from a team of experts in food safety, nutrition, and regulatory affairs, examines a variety of traditional foods from around the world, their risks and benefits, and how regulatory steps may assist in establishing safe parameters for these foods without reducing their cultural or nutritive value. Many traditional foods provide excellent nutrition from sustainable resources, with some containing nutraceutical properties that make them not only a source of cultural and traditional value, but also valuable options for addressing the growing need for food resources. This book discusses these ideas and concepts in a comprehensive and scientific manner. Addresses the need for balance in safety regulation and retaining traditional food options Includes case studies from around the world to provide practical insight and guidance Presents suggestions for developing appropriate global safety standards
Download or read book Human Nutrition in Tropical Africa written by Michael C. Latham and published by Rome : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. This book was released on 1965 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Food Culture in the United States An Analysis of the Obesity in the African American Society written by Moritz Frings and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2013-01-08 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essay from the year 2012 in the subject American Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: A, University of Brighton, language: English, abstract: Food cultures evolve over time and it is important to analyse cultural and sociological influences, when analysing the development. The roots of the African-American food culture were formed during the slavery in the United States of America. This paper analyses the history of the African-American food culture, as well as the roots of the traditional soul food. Furthermore it aims to analyse whether there is a relationship between historical facts and the obesity, which many African-Americans face today.
Download or read book Pearl Millet written by Sneh Punia and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2020-03-04 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pearl millet is mainly used for animal and poultry feed. It is the principal source of energy, protein, vitamins, minerals and contains many phenolic compounds, which are a good source of natural antioxidants. Pearl millet is a rich source of bioactive compounds and contains phytates and polyphenols. Owing to high nutritional and phytochemical properties, it has gained considerable attention as a botanical dietary supplement in many functional foods. Pearl Millet: Properties, Functionality and Its Applications provides comprehensive knowledge on nutritional and non-nutritional aspects of pearl millet. It covers recent research on pearl millet and provides information to improve the property and shelf life of flour, as well as the starch, and their uses in various food products. Features: Reviews structure, functional and antioxidant properties in pearl millet flour Deals with the latest developments in modification of native starch Provides information in enhancing shelf life and its utilization in phytochemical-rich product development Covers updated information for grain science professionals and food technologists
Download or read book Agriculture Food and Nutrition for Africa written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Healthy Foods and Dietary Patterns in Modern Consumer written by Prisco Piscitelli and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2023-09-15 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book What Africans Eat written by Toye Ekunsanmi and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The goal of this book is to provide an insight into the patterns of daily food, plants and animals used as food sources, as well as cultural practices associated with foods in West Africa"--Preface.
Download or read book Millets and Millet Technology written by Anil Kumar and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-08-01 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Millets are small-grained, annual, warm weather cereal. The millets offer both nutritional and livelihood security of human population and fodder security of diverse livestock population in dryland region of India. Millets are highly nutritious, they are known as health foods especially for control of diabetes and mineral deficiencies. One of the major factors for declining consumption of millets is the lack of awareness of their nutritive value and inconvenience of their preparation. This book covers both, chemistry and novel technology for millet processing and development. It summarizes the latest information on millets, their nutritional and health benefits, historical perspective, utilization, R&D efforts, present status and the importance being given by policy makers for promoting millets for sustainable agriculture and healthy society. The book is compiled by various experts keeping in view syllabi of different research institutions, researchers, students as well requirement of the industry. It will serve as instructional material for researchers in food science, microbiology, process engineering, biochemistry, biotechnology and reference material for those working in industry and R & D labs.
Download or read book Traditional Food Knowledge New Wine Into Old Wineskins written by Andrea Pieroni and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2021-11-22 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Human Microbiota in Health and Disease written by Bryan Tungland and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2018-05-25 with total page 680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human Gut Microbiota in Health and Disease: From Pathogenesis to Therapy is a comprehensive discussion on all the aspects associated with the early colonization of gut microbiota, its development and maintenance, and its symbiotic relationship with the host in promoting health. Chapters illustrate the complex mechanisms and metabolic signaling pathways related to how the gut microbiota maintain proper regulation of glucose, lipid and energy homeostasis and immune response, all while mediating inflammatory processes involved in the etiology of many chronic disease conditions. With today's common use of pharmaceutical medicine in treating symptoms and frequent overuse of antibiotics in chronic disease within mainstream medical practice, our understanding of the etiological mechanisms of dysbiosis-induced chronic disease and natural approaches to prevention and potential cures for these diseases is of vital importance to overall human health. Details the complex relationship between human microbiota in the gut, oral cavity and skin as well as their colonization, development and impact of factors that influence the relationship Illustrates the mechanisms associated with dysbiosis-associated inflammation and its role in the onset and progression in chronic disease Provides the primary mechanisms and comprehensive scientific evidence for the use of dietary modification and pro- and prebiotics in preventing chronic disease
Download or read book The Mediterranean Diet written by Victor R Preedy and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2014-11-19 with total page 699 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mediterranean Diet offers researchers and clinicians a single authoritative source which outlines many of the complex features of the Mediterranean diet: ranging from supportive evidence and epidemiological studies, to the antioxidant properties of individual components. This book embraces a holistic approach and effectively investigates the Mediterranean diet from the cell to the nutritional well-being of geographical populations. This book represents essential reading for researchers and practicing clinicians in nutrition, dietetics, endocrinology, and public health, as well as researchers, such as molecular or cellular biochemists, interested in lipids, metabolism, and obesity. Presents one comprehensive, translational source for all aspects of how the Mediterranean diet plays a role in disease prevention and health Experts in nutrition, diet, and endocrinology (from all areas of academic and medical research) take readers from the bench research (cellular and biochemical mechanisms of vitamins and nutrients) to new preventive and therapeutic approaches Features a unique section on novel nutraceuticals and edible plants used in the Mediterranean region
