The Gut Microbiome: Exploring the Connection between Microbes, Diet, and Health
byAna Maria R. Moise, MS, CNS, LDN, is a licensed clinical nutritionist and author who practices medical nutrition therapy in Northampton, MA.
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Moise, Ana Maria. The Gut Microbiome: Exploring the Connection between Microbes, Diet, and Health. Greenwood, 2017. ABC-CLIO, publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440842658.
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Moise, Ana Maria. The Gut Microbiome: Exploring the Connection between Microbes, Diet, and Health. Greenwood, 2017. http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440842658
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Moise, A. M. (2017). The Gut Microbiome: Exploring the Connection between Microbes, Diet, and Health. Retrieved from http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440842658
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This accessibly written, comprehensive summary of research findings on the gut microbiome and its implications for health and disease—a topic of growing interest and concern—serves as an essential resource for teachers and students.
• Presents the most recent gut microbiome research in a way that is accessible to students interested in biological sciences and nutrition studies• Includes engaging sidebars and case studies that serve to better illustrate the connections between gut microbiota, human physiology, and chronic disease
• Provides insight into the role of nutrition in shaping the gut microbiota and suggestions for improving human health
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Table of Contents
The Gut Microbiome: Exploring the Connection between Microbes, Diet, and Health
Author(s): Moise, Ana Maria;Contributors: Moise, Ana Maria;Abstract:This accessibly written, comprehensive summary of research findings on the gut microbiome and its implications for health and disease—a topic of growing interest and concern—serves as an essential resource for teachers and students.
• Presents the most recent gut microbiome research in a way that is accessible to students interested in biological sciences and nutrition studies• Includes engaging sidebars and case studies that serve to better illustrate the connections between gut microbiota, human physiology, and chronic disease
• Provides insight into the role of nutrition in shaping the gut microbiota and suggestions for improving human health
SortTitle: gut microbiome: exploring the connection between microbes, diet, and healthAuthor Info:Ana Maria R. MoiseauthorAna Maria R. Moise, MS, CNS, LDN, is a licensed clinical nutritionist and author who practices medical nutrition therapy in Northampton, MA.
eISBN-13: 9781440842658Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440842658.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781440842641Imprint: GreenwoodPages: 216Publication Date: 20171031- Cover Cover11
- Title iii4
- Copyright iv5
- Contents vii8
- Acknowledgments ix10
- Introduction xi12
- Chapter 1: A Cultural Context for Human-Microbe Symbiosis 117
- Chapter 2: The Gastrointestinal Tract and Its Microorganisms 1733
- Classification of Gut Bacteria 1834
- Introduction to the Gastrointestinal Tract and Its Microorganisms 2238
- The Stomach and Small Intestine 2440
- The Large Intestine 2844
- Bacteroidetes, Firmicutes, and Actinobacteria 3147
- Archaea and Fungi 3652
- Baby’s First Encounter with Microorganisms 4157
- The Aging Microbiome 4460
- Conclusion 4460
- Chapter 3: Nutrition and the Gut Microbiota 4561
- Chapter 4: Immunity 7591
- Microbes Influence the Development and Function of the Immune System 7692
- Innate and Adaptive Immunity 8197
- The Innate Immune System: First Defense Against Pathogens 8298
- Neutrophils 8399
- Toll-Like Receptors 8399
- Dendritic Cells 86102
- Lymphocytes: T cells and B cells 87103
- T Regulatory Cells 88104
- T Helper Cells 89105
- Immunoglobulins 90106
- Gut-Associated Lymphoid Tissue 91107
- Natural Antimicrobial Agents 91107
- Mast Cells 92108
- Gut Microbes and Immune Dysfunction 93109
- Conclusion 98114
- Chapter 5: Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome 99115
- Chapter 6: The Gut Microbiota and Gastrointestinal Diseases 125141
- Chapter 7: Cardiovascular Disease 143159
- Chapter 8: Microbes and the Gut-Brain Axis 157173
- Glossary 181197
- References and Further Reading 189205
- Index 193209
- About the Author 199215