Asian Crops and Human Dietetics by Usha Palaniswamy
Go beyond the nutritional value to discover the lesser known health benefits of certain Asian crops Several foods from the Asian culture that are not well known to other parts of the world have health benefits that stretch beyond mere nutritional value. Asian Crops and Human Dietetics comprehensively reviews the plants and spices in the Asian diet which have made significant beneficial contributions to daily health and nutrition. This text not only provides up-to-date summaries of the more familiar Asian food items, but also those that are less widely known. This extensive examination clearly discusses the latest evidence-based scientific studies that document the health benefits and nutritional information of Asian food items. Asian Crops and Human Dietetics conveniently groups the food crops into the food guide pyramid classification, including grains, vegetables, fruits, fats and oils, beans and nuts, spices, and herbal beverages and subsequents. This book closes the gap in knowledge about important and healthful dietary items not generally recognized in Western culture. Diligently researched and exhaustively referenced, this text provides the information as well as scientific evidence together in reader-friendly form. Lesser-known dietary items examined in Asian Crops and Human Dietetics include: millets, such as finger millet and Kodo millet bitter gourd ivy gourd Bok Choy alliums, such as leeks, scallions, and Chinese chive green leafy vegetables, including chekup manis, vegetable drumstick, Ceylon spinach, and fenugreek legumes, such as the winged bean tubers, including elephant yam and taro breadfruit mangoes litchi tamarind jackfruit flaxseed oil rapeseed oil red gram adzuki bean cowpea mung bean herbs, such as Asafoetida, cardamom,"… comprehensively reviews plants used in the Asian diet and [those that] made significant beneficial contributions to nutrition and healthThis readable book contains a lot of information interesting not only for specialist of agronomy, food industry or pharmacology, but mainly for nonexperts."
—J. Pospíšilová, in Biologia Plantarium, 2008
PALANISWAMY, USHA
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| ISBN 13 | 9781560223122 |
| ISBN 10 | 156022312X |
| Title | Asian Crops and Human Dietetics |
| Author | Usha Palaniswamy |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Inc |
| Year published | 2008-02-25 |
| Number of pages | 232 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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