Handbook
of Dietary Fiber

edited by Susan Sungsoo Cho
and Mark Dreher

This comprehensive reference/text presents the latest research on the analysis, metabolism, function, and physicochemical properties of fiber, fiber concentrates, and bioactive isolates-exploring the effect of fiber on chronic disease, cardiovascular health, cancer, and diabetes.

Examines food applications and the efficacy and safety of psyllium, sugar beet fiber, pectin, alginate, gum arabic, and rice bran!

With contributions from more than 70 international authorities in the field, the Handbook of Dietary Fiber discusses:

• Contemporary strategies for the prevention of colon, breast, prostate, and bowel cancers
• The adsorption of carcinogens by dietary fiber
• The chemistry and composition of dietary fiber from plant cell walls
• Recent analytical techniques by high-performance liquid chromatography
• Current dietary fiber regulations and fiber consumption patterns in the United States, Spain, Israel, China, Poland, Chile, Mexico, and Brazil
• And more!

With nearly 3,500 useful references and over 350 tables and illustrations, the Handbook of Dietary Fiber is an up-to-date source for clinical nutritionists, dietitians, food scientists and technologists, analytical and agricultural chemists and biochemists, biomedical researchers, food manufacturers, and government regulators, and an excellent text for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in these disciplines.

Contents

1. Dietary Fiber in Health and Disease
   1. Dietary Fiber Overview
   2. Dietary Fiber and Cardiovascular Disease
   3. Dietary Fiber and Colon Cancer
   4. Dietary Fiber and Breast Cancer Risk
   5. Dietary Fiber and Breast Cancer Epidemiology
   6. Dietary Fiber and Prostate Cancer
   7. Dietary Fiber and Glucose Metabolism and Diabetes
   8. Resistant Oligosaccharides
   9. Resistant Starches, Fermentation, and Large Bowel Health
   10. Resistant Starches and Lipid Metabolism
   11. Critical Review of Hydrogen Breath Test Methods in Resistant Starch and Dietary Fiber Research
   12. Lactulose: A Review on Effects, Clinical Results, and Safety Aspects in Relation to Its Influence on Colonic Environment

2. Physicochemical Properties
   13. Physicochemical Properties of Dietary Fiber: Overview
   14. Adsorption of Carcinogens by Dietary Fiber
   15. Dietary Fiber and Mineral Interaction
   16. Influence of Wheat Fiber and Bran on Mineral Nutriture
   17. Nondigestible Oligosaccharides and Mineral Absorption
   18. Enzymatic Modification of Dietary Fiber Sources

3. Chemistry and Analysis
   19. Chemistry, Architecture, and Composition of Dietary Fiber from Plant Cell Walls
   20. Chemistry and Analysis of Lignin
   21. High-Performance Liquid Chromatography Techniques Used in Dietary Fiber and Complex Carbohydrates Analysis
   22. Dietary Fiber-Associated Compounds: Chemistry, Analysis, and Nutritional Effects of Polyphenols

4. Functional Dietary Fiber Ingredients
   23. Food Uses of Fiber
   24. Wheat Bran: Physiological Effects
   25. Psyllium: Food Applications, Efficacy, and Safety
   26. Oat Fiber: Production, Composition, Physicochemical Properties, Physiological Effects, Safety, and Food Applications
   27. Barley Fiber
   28. Rice Bran: Production, Composition, Availability, Healthful Properties, Safety, and Food Applications
   29. Sugar Beet Fiber: Production, Composition, Physicochemical Properties, Physiological Effects, Safety, and Food Applications
   30. Pectin: Composition, Chemistry, Physicochemical Properties, Food Applications, and Physiological Effects
   31. Classification, Structure, and Chemistry of Polysaccharides of Foods
   32. Guar Gum: Agricultural and Botanical Aspects, Physicochemical and Nutritional Properties and Its Use in the Development of Functional Foods
   33. Alginate: Production, Composition, Physicochemical Properties, Physiological Effects, Safety, and Food Applications
   34. Gum Arabic: Production, Safety and Physiological Effects, Physiochemical Characterization, Functional Properties, and Food Applications
   35. Gellan Gum
   36. Inulin and Oligofructose
   37. Curdlan

5. Worldwide Dietary Fiber Intake and Regulations of Dietary Fiber Foods
   38. Dietary Fiber in Childhood
   39. Dietary Fiber Intake in Spain: Recommendations and Actual Consumption Patterns
   40. Dietary Fiber in Israel: Recommendations, Consumption, and Research
   41. Dietary Fiber Intake in China: Recommendations and Actual Consumption Patterns
   42. Dietary Fiber Intake in Poland: Recommendations and Actual Consumption Patterns
   43. Dietary Fiber Intake in Chile: Recommendations and Actual Consumption Patterns
   44. Dietary Fiber Intake in Mexico: Recommendations and Actual Consumption Patterns
   45. Dietary Fiber and Resistant Starch Intake in Brazil: Recommendations and Actual Consumption Patterns

Index

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