Dietary Sugars: Chemistry, Analysis, Function and Effects

Royal Society of Chemistry

Dietary Sugars: Chemistry, Analysis, Function and Effects\nby J R Alonso-Fernandez\nHardback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: J R Alonso-Fernandez\nTitle: Dietary Sugars: Chemistry, Analysis, Function and Effects\nFormat: Hardback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Dietetics and nutrition\nPublisher: Royal Society of Chemistry\nPublication year: 2012\nISBN-13: 9781849733700\nISBN-10: 1849733708\nRRP: \u00A3153.99\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nDietary sugars are known to have medical implications for humans from causing dental caries to obesity. This book aims to put dietary sugars in context and includes the chemistry of several typical subclasses eg glucose, galactose and maltose. Modern techniques of analysis of the dietary sugars are covered in detail including self monitoring and uses of biosensors..