Although eggs have
been a part of human diet since the beginning of recorded history,
recent controversy regarding egg intake and human health put this food
source under scrutiny. Dispelling misconceptions and covering
significant recent advances in egg use, Eggs and
Health Promotion provides up-to-date research on the role
of eggs in the context of the healthful diet.
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This single,
convenient reference focuses on current scientific data covering: |
- The
influence of eggs on health and disease risk factors.
- The
emergence of modified eggs-eggs from specially fed chickens used to
produce and deliver drugs, nutrients,a nd immunotherapies to patients.
- The
use of eggs to directly prevent or treat diseases.
Written by
well-known and highly respected scientists, is filled with useful
information for health practitioners, researchers, oncologists,
nutritional therapists, pharmacologists, dietitians, comercial egg
producers, and health conscious general public.
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Eggs and Health
Promotion
edited by Ronald Ross Watson
Iowa State University Press,
2001
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