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 Health and 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.