"The glycaemic index (GI) is a measure of the ability of a food to raise blood sugar. The GI has been hitting the headlines recently. While some of what is written is balanced and accurate, there is also much misunderstanding and misinformation promulgated about the GI in both t…
As the primary products of starch digestion by pancreatic α-amylase, maltooligosaccharides (including maltose) are the main substrates for the α-glucosidases at the intestinal brush border. Here, maltose was shown to induce the formation of a higher molecular weight (HMW) sucras…
Technology at the Department of Food Technology, Engineering, and Nutrition at Lund University, Sweden. She is the co-author of more that 125 research papers in the field of starch and cereal technology. Her current research interest is in the field of physico-chemical propertie…
Dietary sugars are known to have medical implications for humans from causing dental caries to obesity. This book aims to put dietary sugars in context and includes the chemistry of several typical subclasses eg glucose, galactose and maltose. Modern techniques of analysis of th…
Featuring authors from academia as well as industry, this book provides a broad view of carbohydrates influencing digestive health. Part 1 is a general overview of carbohydrates that function as prebiotics or fermentable carbohydrates. Part 2 is a more in depth examination of sp…
Featuring authors from academia as well as industry, this book provides a broad view of carbohydrates influencing digestive health. Part 1 is a general overview of carbohydrates that function as prebiotics or fermentable carbohydrates. Part 2 is a more in depth examination of sp…
Featuring authors from academia as well as industry, this book provides a broad view of carbohydrates influencing digestive health. Part 1 is a general overview of carbohydrates that function as prebiotics or fermentable carbohydrates. Part 2 is a more in depth examination of sp…
In Sugar in the Social Life of Medieval Islam, Tsugitaka Sato explores actual day-to-day life in medieval Muslim societies through sugar cultivation, production, and trade, and sugar's use as a sweetener, a medicine, and a symbol of power.
A growing awareness of the relationship between diet and health has led to an increasing demand for foodproducts that support health beyond simply providing basic nutrition. Digestivehealth is the largest segment of the burgeoning functional food market worldwide. Incorporation …
A growing awareness of the relationship between diet and health has led to an increasing demand for foodproducts that support health beyond simply providing basic nutrition. Digestivehealth is the largest segment of the burgeoning functional food market worldwide. Incorporation …
"Whether you're searching for a practical weight loss program, simply want to eat better, or are already a committed low-carber looking for ways to make the lifestyle work for you, 'Living Low Carb' reveals hundreds of secrets to finding and sticking with a healthy controlled-ca…
Fear of carbs has taken over the diet industry for the past few decades--the mere mention of a starch-heavy food is enough to trigger an avalanche of shame and longing. Here, diet doctor and board-certified internist John A. McDougall, MD, and his kitchen-savvy wife, Mary, show …
