Coffee : emerging health effects and disease prevention / Yi-Fang Chu, Kraft Foods, Inc. [editor].
Material type: TextSeries: IFT Press seriesPublisher: Ames, Iowa : IFT Press, Wiley-Blackwell, A John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Publication, 2012Description: 1 online resource (xxiv, 324 pages) : illustrationsContent type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781119949862
- 1119949866
- 9781119949879
- 1119949874
- 633.73
- QP801.C24 C636 2012eb
- QV 107
Coffee: Emerging Health Benefits and Disease Prevention presents a comprehensive overview of the recent scientific advances in the field. The book focuses on the following topics: coffee constituents; pro- and antioxidant properties of coffee constituents; bioavailability of coffee constituents; health benefits and disease prevention effects of coffee; and potential negative impacts on health. Multiple chapters describe coffee's positive impact on health and various diseases: type 2 diabetes; neurodegenerative diseases (Parkinson's and Alzheimer's); cancer (prostate, bladder, pancreatic, breast.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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