Trends in Personalized Nutrition

by Charis M. Galanakis

Overview

Trends in Personalized Nutrition explores the topic of personalized nutrition from multiple angles, addressing everything from consumer acceptance, to policies and cognitive dissonance. Sections in the book cover epigenetics, nutrigenomics, predicting glycemic response, and metabolomics and the role of bacteria. In addition, the book explores diet, obesity and personalized nutrition for athletes, women, and infants and children, along with a section on the role of modern technology in the promotion of personalized nutrition. Nutritionists, food technologists, food chemists, new product developers, academics, and researchers and physicians working in the field of nutrition will find this to be a great reference.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780128164037
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	05/24/2019
Pages:	368
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Charis M. Galanakis is a multidisciplinary scientist in agricultural sciences as well as food and environmental science, technology, and sustainability, with experience in both industry and academia. He is the research and innovation director of Galanakis Laboratories in Chania, Greece, an adjunct professor of King Saud University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and the director of Food Waste Recovery Group (SIG5) of ISEKI Food Association in Vienna, Austria. He pioneered the new discipline of food waste recovery and has established the most prominent innovation network in the field. He also serves as a senior consultant for the food industry and expert evaluator for international and regional funded programs and proposals. He is an editorial board member of Food and Bioproducts Processing, Food Research International, and Foods, has edited over 45 books, and has published hundreds of research articles, reviews, monographs, chapters, and conference proceedings.

Table of Contents

Section A: Insights of personalized nutrition 1. Introduction to personalized nutrition 2. Nutrigenomics for personalized nutrition 3. Epigenetics and Personalized nutrition 4. Personalized nutrition by predicting glycemic responses 5. Metabolomics and personalized nutrition 6. The role of bacteria in personalized nutrition 7. Cognitive dissonance in nutrition 8. Modern technologies for personalized nutrition

Section B: Applications of personalized nutrition 9. Trends, insights and approaches to diet and obesity 10. Personalized nutrition for women, infants, and the child population 11. Personalized nutrition for athletes

Section C: Policy and commercialization of personalized nutrition 12. Consumer acceptance of personalized nutrition 13. Creating policies for personalized nutrition

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Explores the topic of personalized nutrition from multiple angles