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Microbiome, Immunity, Digestive Health and Nutrition - by Debasis Bagchi & Bernard W Downs (Paperback)
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Highlights
- Microbiome, Immunity, Digestive Health and Nutrition: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, Prevention and Treatment addresses a wide range of topics related to the role of nutrition in achieving and maintaining a healthy gut microbiome.
- Author(s): Debasis Bagchi & Bernard W Downs
- 538 Pages
- Health + Wellness, Diet & Nutrition
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Book Synopsis
Microbiome, Immunity, Digestive Health and Nutrition: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, Prevention and Treatment addresses a wide range of topics related to the role of nutrition in achieving and maintaining a healthy gut microbiome. Written by leading experts in the field, the book outlines the various foods, minerals, vitamins, dietary fibers, prebiotics, probiotics, nutritional supplements, phytochemicals and drugs that improve gut health. It specifically addresses molecular and cellular mechanisms and pathways by which these nutritional components contribute to the physiology and functionality of a healthy gut microbiome and gut health.
Intended for nutrition researchers and practitioners, food experts, gastroenterologists, nurses, general practitioners, public health officials and health professionals, this book is sure to be a welcomed resource.
- Outlines the nutritional guidelines and healthy lifestyle that is important to boost gut health
- Demonstrates the effects of diverse environmental stressors in the disruption of the gastrointestinal ecology
- Discusses the molecular and immunological mechanisms associated with healthy gut microbiome functions
- Addresses how to boost healthy gut microflora and microbiome
- Suggests areas for future research of microbiome-based nutrition and therapies
Review Quotes
"The book entitled Microbiome, Immunity, Digestive Health and Nutrition edited by Drs. Debasis Bagchi and Bernard Downs is comprehensive and well designed. It is very impressive, timely and informative, addressing complex and interrelated fields of study. It ties the interconnected and overlapping elements of the microbiome with the immune system and digestive health, and emphasizes the importance of nutrition in supporting and facilitating these key physiological mechanisms. The chapters are well written, and address specific topics related to the overall scope of the book. This book will certainly be very impactful, and will be exceedingly useful to scholars and scientists at all levels of background in these areas." --Sidney J. Stohs, Ph.D., FACN, CNSE, ATS, FAPHA, FASAHP, Dean Emeritus, Creighton University medical Center