Chocolate and Health
eBook - ePub

Chocolate and Health

Chemistry, Nutrition and Therapy

  1. 246 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Chocolate and Health

Chemistry, Nutrition and Therapy

About this book

Following on from their previous volume on Chocolate as Medicine, Philip K. Wilson and W. Jeffrey Hurst edit this companion volume, Chocolate and Health, providing a comprehensive overview of the chemistry, nutrition and bioavailability of cacao and chocolate.

The book begins with a brief historical introduction to the topic, outlining the current and historical medical uses of chocolate and chocolate derivatives. The remainder of the text is arranged into three sections, taking the reader through various aspects of the nutritional and health aspects of cacoa. The first section covers the cultivation, chemistry and genome analysis of cacao. The second section discusses the biochemistry and nutritional components of cacao in relation to health, covering bioavailabilty and the metabolism and metabolomics of cacao. The final section provides an overview of the potential use of chocolate in health and medical care.

Each section is written and prepared by experts within each field, providing a global perspective of the current and ongoing research in this area. This text provides the reader with a complete overview of the field and is of interest to food and biomedical scientists, as well as nutritionists, medicinal chemists and anyone with an interest in chocolate.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title page
  3. Copyright
  4. Preface
  5. Contents
  6. Chapter 1 Chocolate in Science, Nutrition and Therapy: An Historical Perspective
  7. Chapter 2 Sustainable Cocoa Production: A Healthy Bean Supply
  8. Chapter 3 Cacao Chemistry
  9. Chapter 4 Applications of Genomics to the Improvement of Cacao
  10. Chapter 5 Nutritional and Physiological Aspects of Chocolate
  11. Chapter 6 Chocolate, the Digestive Tract and Diabetes
  12. Chapter 7 Chocolate and Cardiovascular Health
  13. Chapter 8 Chocolate and Exercise Recovery
  14. Chapter 9 Chocolate, Cocoa and Women’s Health
  15. Chapter 10 Chocolate and Skin Health: Effects of Dietary Cocoa Polyphenols
  16. Chapter 11 Chocolate and Dental Health
  17. Epilogue
  18. Appendix 1 Brief Historical Timeline of the Early Mentions of Chocolate in terms of Science, Nutrition and Medicine
  19. Appendix 2 Theobroma cacao’s Reputed Medicinal Properties
  20. Subject Index