Main description:

Advances in Food and Nutrition Research recognizes the integral relationship between the food and nutritional sciences, bringing together outstanding and comprehensive reviews that highlight this relationship.

The book contains contributions that detail scientific developments in the broad areas of food science and nutrition, providing those in academia and industry with the latest information on emerging research in these constantly evolving sciences.

Contents:

Capsaicin and Related Food Ingredients Reducing Body Fat Through the Activation of TRP and Brown Fat Thermogenesis
Masayuki Saito

School Based Interventions to Reduce Obesity Risk in Children in High and Middle Income Countries
Charlotte E. L. Evans, Salwa Albar, Elisa Vargas-Garcia and Fei Xu

Digestion and Postprandial Metabolism in the Elderly
Amber M. Milan and David Cameron-Smith

Gotu Kola (Centella asiatica): Nutritional Properties, and Plausible Health Benefits Udumalagala Gamage Chandrika and Peramune A. A. S.Prasad Kumara