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People have always been interested in food as anecessity for survival, source of pleasure andcomfort, way of socializing and pleasing theappetite. Recently there has been a growing interestamong people in consumption of foods that provideadditional health, medicinal, physiological andnutraceutical benefits beyond their originalnutritive value in an attempt to reduce the risk ofdeveloping chronic diseases. This in turn hasinspired nutritionists in being more activelyinvolved in developing what is now known asfunctional food, achieved by adding nutrients andhealth enhancing food bioactive compounds to thenatural food item. This book, which is the author'sMasters Degree dissertation, investigates thepossibility of incorporating both plant sterols andglucomannan in granola bars and testing their healthbenefits especially in people with Type 2 diabetesand hyperlipidemia. If proven effective, thiscombination may contribute to reducing risk ofdisease and consumption of medication. This bookdescribes in addition to the thorough literaturereview of plant sterols and glucomannan, theclinical trial conducted to test their effect.

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Book category Books in English Medicine Medicine: general issues Public health & preventive medicine

• Full title: Effects of Plant Sterols & Glucomannan on Hyperlipidemia
• Author: Roula Barake
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 84
• EAN: 9783639067323
• ISBN: 3639067320
• ID: 06816069
• Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.
• Weight: 122 g
• Dimensions: 229 × 152 × 4 mm
• Date of publishing: 03. September 2008

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