| Advances in Food and Nutrition Research recognizes the integral relationship between the food and nutritional sciences and brings together outstanding and comprehensive reviews that highlight this relationship. Contributions detail scientific developments in the broad areas of food science and nutrition and are intended to provide those in academia and industry with the latest information on emerging research in these constantly evolving sciences. |
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| Binding: Hardcover |
| Specs: 149 pages | .84 Lbs |
| Edition: 1 |
| Publisher: Academic Press, Incorporated | Publish Date 08/10 | Copyright 2010 |
| Series: Advances in Food and Nutrition Research |
| Volume: 60 |
Table Of Contents:
Contributors
Transmission of Toxoplasmosis (Toxoplasma gondii) by Foods
Diego A. G. Leal
I. Toxoplasmosis
II. Discovery
III. T. gondii Life Cycle
IV. Transmission of Toxoplasmosis
V. Pathogenesis and Human Infection Spectra
VI. Laboratory Diagnosis and Treatment
VII. Toxoplasmosis Transmission by Foods
VIII. Toxoplasmosis Outbreaks Associated with Water and Foods
IX. T. gondii Control (in Foods)
References
The Importance of Dietary Protein in Human Health: Combating Protein Deficiency in Sub-Saharan Africa through Transgenic Biofortified Sorghum
S. D. Obukosia
I. Introduction
II. Role and Importance of Protein in Human Health
III. Protein Quality and Its Measurement
IV. Sorghum Protein Quality
V. Research to Improve Sorghum Protein Quality
VI. Will Protein Biofortification of Sorghum Make a Difference?
VII. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
References
Clostridium difficile: Its Potential as a Source of Foodborne Disease
J. Glenn Songer
I. Introduction
II. Methods for Detection of C. difficile in Food: We Lack a Standard Approach
III. C. difficile in Meat and Meat Products: Isolation in Multiple Locations in the United States and Europe Establish this as a Widespread Phenomenon
IV. C. difficile in Other Foods: Possible Association with Environmental Strains or Organisms from Animal Feces
V. C. difficile in Companion Animal Feed: Animal Exposure may have Far-Reaching Effects on Human Disease
VI. Possible Sources of Food Contamination: C. difficile is Widespread in Animals, Humans, and the Environment
VII. Occurrence of Common Genotypes in Animals, Humans, and Foods: Crossover is Very Common
VIII. C. difficile in Food as a Source of Human Colonization: Contaminated Food may be a Source of the Organism in the Hospital and the Community
IX. Conclusions: We have Much to Learn
References
Escherichia coli O157: H7: Recent Advances in Research on Occurrence, Transmission, and Control in Cattle and the Production Environment
James E. Wells
I. Introduction
II. Sources and Transmission of E. coli O157: H7 in Cattle
III. Factors Affecting the Prevalence and Levels of E. coli O157: H7 in Cattle and the Production Environment
IV. Preharvest Control of E. coli O157: H7
V. Linking Preharvest and Postharvest Reduction of E. coli O157: H7
VI. Conclusions and Future Prospects
Acknowledgments
References
Fish Gelatin
Joe M. Regenstein
I. General Information on Gelatin
II. Fish Gelatin
III. Methodological Challenges in Quality Determination of Gelatin
IV. Conclusions and Suggested Readings
References
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