Full Description
Nuts and dried fruits are part of our daily diet. They are consumed whole or as ingredients of many food products such as muffins, cereals, chocolates, energy bars, breads, and cookies, among others. Health Benefits of Nuts and Dried Fruits provides a comprehensive overview of the literature on the health benefits of nuts and dried fruits. The book summarizes the current state of knowledge in key research areas and provides ideas for future scientific research and product development.
Nuts, a term that comprises tree nuts and peanuts, are highly nutritious, containing health-promoting macronutrients, micronutrients, vitamins, and bioactive phytochemicals; they are one of the edible foods with the highest content in antioxidants. The consumption of nuts is recognized for its health-promoting properties, which ranges from a consistent cholesterol-lowering effect in clinical trials to a robust association with reduced risk of cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality in prospective studies. In spite of the high energy content of nuts, there is no evidence that their frequent consumption promotes obesity, and they may even help control it.
Dried fruits, which serve as important healthful snacks worldwide, are nutritionally equivalent to fresh fruits while providing all of their bioactive components in concentrated form. While the evidence level concerning the health effects of dried fruits lags behind that on nuts, it suggests that individuals who consume dried fruits regularly have a lower risk of cardiovascular disease, obesity, and other non-communicable diseases.
Main features of the book concerning nuts and dried fruits:
• Provides detailed information on health effects
• Highlights current regulation and health claims
• Provides updated dietary recommendations
• Describes nutrient absorption and metabolism
• Discusses mechanisms implicated in the health effects
Although this book is intended primarily as a reference, by comprehensively reviewing the current state of knowledge it can guide future research on the topic. Among others, food scientists, biochemists, nutritionists, health professionals, decision makers, and regulatory agencies can draw much benefit from its contents. Hopefully, it will help in public health strategies to promote healthy aging and improve population wellbeing.
Contents
Contents
PREFACE IX
EDITORS XI
CONTRIBUTORS XV
1 Health Benefits of Nuts and Dried Fruits: An Overview 1
CESARETTIN ALASALVAR, JORDI-SALAS SALVADÓ, EMILIO ROS, AND
JOAN SABATÉ
Section I NUTS
2 Nuts:Nutrients, Natural Antioxidants, Fat-Soluble
Bioactives, and Phenolics 13
CESARETTIN ALASALVAR, SUI KIAT CHANG, AND FEREIDOON SHAHIDI
3 E ffect of Nut Consumption on Blood Lipids, Lipoproteins,
and Apolipoproteins - Summary of the Evidence 59
JOAN SABATÉ, EDWARD BITOK, AND SUJATHA RAJARAM
4 Nuts and Cardio-Metabolic Syndrome (Endothelial
Function, Inflammation, and Blood Pressure) 91
PABLO HERNÁNDEZ-ALONSO, MARTA GUASCH-FERRÉ, MÒNICA BULLÓ,
AND JORDI SALAS-SALVADÓ
5 T he Energetics of Nut Consumption: Oral Processing,
Appetite, and Energy Balance 125
BREANNA M. MCARTHUR, KELLY A. HIGGINS, STEPHANIE R. HUNTER,
AND RICHARD D. MATTES
6 Nut Consumption and Cardiovascular Disease 155
TASNIM F. IMRAN AND LUC DJOUSSÉ
7 Nut Consumption and Adiposity 167
MAIRA BES-RASTROLLO AND MIGUEL ÁNGEL MARTÍNEZ-GONZÁLEZ
8 Nuts in the Prevention and Management of Diabetes 181
STEPHANIE K. NISHI, EFFIE VIGUILIOUK, SONIA BLANCO MEJIA, DAVID
J.A. JENKINS, JOHN L. SIEVENPIPER, AND CYRIL W.C. KENDALL
9 Nut Consumption and Cancer 223
HEINZ FREISLING AND HWAYOUNG NOH
10 Nut Consumption and All-Cause and Cause-Specific
Mortality and Longevity: A Review of the Evidence 247
DAGFINN AUNE
11 Nuts and Brain Health: Cognition, Depression, and
Neurodegenerative Diseases 261
EMILIO ROS AND ALEIX SALA-VILA
12 Nuts in Healthy Dietary Patterns and
Dietary Guidelines 289
ELIZABETH P. NEALE AND LINDA C. TAPSELL
13 Nuts: Gut Health and Microbiota 313
SERENA GALIÈ, MÒNICA BULLÓ, ALESSANDRO ATZENI, PABLO
HERNÁNDEZ-ALONSO, JANANEE MURALIDHARAN, AND JORDI
SALAS-SALVADÓ
Section II DRIED FRUIT S
14 Dried Fruits: Nutrients, Natural Antioxidants, and
Phytochemicals 335
CESARETTIN ALASALVAR, SUI KIAT CHANG, AND FEREIDOON SHAHIDI
15 Bioavailability of Nutrients and Phytochemicals
from Dried Fruits 369
ARIANNA CARUGHI, DANIEL GALLAHER, AND GIUSEPPINA MANDALARI
16 E ffect of Dried Fruits on Lipid Profiles (Dose-Response,
Effects on Different Groups and Different Dried Fruits,
and Cardiovascular Diseases) 397
CHELSEA GARCIA AND CHRISTOPHER N. BLESSO
17 Dried Fruits and Cardio-Metabolic Syndrome
(Endothelial Function, Inflammation,
and Blood Pressure) 413
VALERIE SULLIVAN, KRISTINA PETERSEN, AND
PENNY KRIS-ETHERTON
18 Dried Fruits in the Prevention and Control of Diabetes
(Insulin Resistance and Prediabetes) 437
KRISTIE (KORBUA) SRICHAIKUL, MELODY ONG, ZOHA PRASLA, YAKUP
KOHEN, IRIS MANDALOZANO, MELANIE PAQUETTE, SANDHYA SAHYEPUDARUTH,
DARSHNA PATEL, CYRIL W.C. KENDALL, JOHN L. SIEVENPIPER,
AND DAVID J.A. JENKINS
19 Dried Fruit Consumption and Cancer 449
BRADLEY BOLLING, XIAOCAO LIU, AND JIYUAN LIU
20 Dried Fruits: Bone Health and Osteoprotection 469
BAHRAM H. ARJMANDI AND KELLI S. GEORGE
21 Dried Fruits: Gut Health and Microbiota 487
MARÍA MARHUENDA MUÑOZ AND ROSA M. LAMUELA RAVENTÓS
22 Other Health Benefits of Dried Fruits: Cognitive
Function, Appetite, Satiety Control, Intestinal Health,
and Hepatoprotection 497
JIE LIU, ZIYUAN WANG, AND MINGSI XIE
23 Dried Fruits as Components of Health Dietary Patterns 513
ANA PAULA SILVA CALDAS AND JOSEFINA BRESSAN
INDEX 527
