Dietary Fiber in Health and Disease (Nutrition and Health)

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. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxxi Introduction to Dietary Fiber (Mark L. Dreher)....Pages 1-18 Overview of the Health Benefits of Adequate Fiber Intake (Mark L. Dreher)....Pages 19-40 Insights on the Role of Fiber in Colonic Microbiota Health (Mark L. Dreher)....Pages 41-66 Connection Between Fiber, Colonic Microbiota, and Health Across the Human Life Cycle (Mark L. Dreher)....Pages 67-93 Fiber in Laxation and Constipation (Mark L. Dreher)....Pages 95-115 Fiber and Low FODMAP Diets in Irritable Bowel Syndrome (Mark L. Dreher)....Pages 117-131 Fiber and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Mark L. Dreher)....Pages 133-148 Fiber and Diverticular Disease (Mark L. Dreher)....Pages 149-162 Fiber and Healthy Dietary Patterns in Weight Regulation (Mark L. Dreher)....Pages 163-200 Fiber-Rich Whole Plant Foods in Weight Regulation (Mark L. Dreher)....Pages 201-225 Fiber in Type 2 Diabetes Prevention and Management (Mark L. Dreher)....Pages 227-249 Fiber in Healthy Aging (Mark L. Dreher)....Pages 251-272 Fiber and Coronary Heart Disease (Mark L. Dreher)....Pages 273-289 Fiber and Hypertension (Mark L. Dreher)....Pages 291-303 Fiber-Rich Diets in Chronic Kidney Disease (Mark L. Dreher)....Pages 305-318 Fiber and Stroke Risk (Mark L. Dreher)....Pages 319-332 Fiber and Colorectal Cancer (Mark L. Dreher)....Pages 333-365 Fiber and Other Dietary Factors in Breast Cancer (Mark L. Dreher)....Pages 367-399 Back Matter ....Pages 401-409 This easy to use text provides practitioners and researchers with a global view of current and emerging issues concerned with successful pregnancy outcomes and approaches that have been successful or show promise in ensuring a successful pregnancy. The fully updated and revised second edition expands its scope with topics not covered in the first edition including pregnancy and military service; sleep disorders during pregnancy; the gut microbiome during pregnancy and the newborn; requirement for vitamin D in pregnancy; the environment--contaminants and pregnancy; preeclampsia and new approaches to treatment; health disparities for whites, blacks, and teen pregnancies; depression in pregnancy--role of yoga; safe food handling for successful pregnancy outcome; relationship of epigenetics and diet in pregnancy; caffeine during pregnancy; polycystic ovary syndrome; US Hispanics and preterm births; celiac disease and pregnancy; cannabis use during pregnancy. The second edition of Handbook of Nutrition and Pregnancy will be a valuable resource for clinicians and other healthcare professionals who treat and counsel woman of child-bearing age and pregnant woman