Functional foods II: claims & evidence proceedings

This book brings together the latest scientific research on a range of functional food ingredients. Key topics include : plants as functional foods, including phytoestrogens, plant sterols and isoflavones , pre- and probiotics , micronutrients, including folic acid and PUFAs and setting up clinical trials of functional foods.

Setting the scene. Pre- and probiotics. Phytochemicals. Micronutrients.