xiv, 246 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
ISBNs
9781849739122, 1849739129
OCLC
ocn911259795
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chocolate in science, nutrition and therapy an historical perspective / Philip K. Wilson -- Sustainable cocoa production : a healthy bean supply / David A. Stuart -- Cacoa chemistry / W. Jeffrey Hurst -- Applications of genomics to the improvement of cacao / Mark J. Guiltinan and Siela N. Maximova -- Nutritional and physiological aspects of chocolate / Michelle A. Briggs, Yujin Lee, Jennifer Fleming, Christina Sponsky and Penny M. Kris-Etherton -- Chocolate, the digestive tract and diabetes / John W. Finley, Gabriella Crespo and Zuyin Li -- Chocolate and cardiovascular health / Gabriela Gutiérrez-Saleán, Eduardo Meaney, Guillermo Ceballos-Reyes, and Francisco Villarreal -- Chocolate and exercise recovery / William R. Lunn and Allyson N. Derosier -- Chocolate, cocoa and women's health / Eleonora Brillo and Gian Carlo Di Renzo -- Chocolate and skin health : effects of dietary cocoa polyphenols / Ulrike Heinrich and Wilhelm Stahl -- Chocolate and dental health / Arman Sadeghpour -- Appendix 1 : Brief historical timeline of the early mentions of chocolate in terms of science, nutrition and medicine -- Appendix 2 : Theobroma cacao's reputed medicinal properties