Proteins are fundamental to human health, serving as building blocks for cellular structures, providing essential energy, and supporting tissue function. In Protein Intake in Health and Disease, the critical biomedical and nutritional roles of protein in the diet are explored in depth. Topics include protein quality, the impact of both low and high-protein diets, and the metabolic disorders and diseases linked to protein malnutrition. The book delves into protein’s influence across the lifespan, from maternal health and early development to the nutritional needs of children, adolescents, and the aging population. Each chapter is enriched with practical insights for broader health applications and concise summary points to aid understanding.
Features
Contains a mini dictionary of terms and summary points in each chapter to facilitate clear understanding Highly illustrated with figures and multiple tables in each chapter Chapter contributors represent global coverage
This book is written for nutritionists, food scientists, and health care professionals, as well as research scientists and practitioners. It is also practically designed for policy makers and libraries.
Edited by:
Victor R. Preedy (King's College London UK)
Imprint: CRC Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 254mm,
Width: 178mm,
ISBN: 9781032458274
ISBN 10: 1032458275
Pages: 510
Publication Date: 31 July 2025
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Primary
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Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming
1. Protein Quality in Consumer Products and Diets 2. Protein intake in the Mediterranean diet 3. Protein Intake and Exercise 4. Dietary proteins and systemic inflammation 5. Protein requirements in different metabolic scenarios: a focus on endurance athletes, muscle and whole body protein metabolism 6. Understanding the nutritional aspects of dietary proteins: sources, quality, digestibility, and beyond 7. Comparing animal and plant protein diets in relation to chronic cardiometabolic risk factors 8. Alpha ketoglutarate, the bacteriome, protein metabolism and longevity 9. Protein quality: features, measurements, and uses in evaluating diets 10. Improving the quality of lentil protein-based diets: a focus on metabolic availability of methionine 11. Improvement of micronutrient density through increasing protein quality: a strategy to improve diet quality 12. Protein Digestibility of Bread: Impact of Some Breadmaking Processes and Flour Sources 13. Protein sources and determining ileal amino acid digestibility 14. Kwashiorkor malnutrition: linking sulfur amino acids to signs of kwashiorkor 15. Malnutrition and the refeeding syndrome 16. Postoperative protein malnutrition: the example of bariatric surgery 17. The linking of protein in the diet and bone physiology in a negative paradox 18. Addressing protein energy wasting in hemodialysis patients: the case for high-flux and high-efficient convective based therapies 19. The importance of protein intake in relation to oral health: a new narrative 20. Protein in the diet: impact on food intake and energy regulation 21. Protein-calorie malnutrition in cirrhosis: a narrative 22. Dietary protein and cancer 23. Dietary protein and gut microbiota 24. How protein deficiency impacts on the response to infection and immunity: the example of helminth parasite infection 25. Linking protein intolerance, immunity, and disease: the example of celiac disease 26. Modeling protein malnutrition in rodents and its consequences: Implications for clinical investigations 27. High protein diets and impact on hypercholesterolemia 28. High protein diets in the prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes 29. Maternal Low Protein Diets and Effects on Fetal Programming 30. Effects of maternal diet and body composition on human milk protein 31. ""The paradoxical impact of dietary protein on growth in early life: the role of different protein sources"" 32. Protein requirements and quality in infancy and early childhood 33. Protein quantity and quality and links with mental health in adolescents 34. Protein intake and weight loss in postmenopausal women 35. The impact of plant and animal proteins on the diets of older individuals 36. Recommended Resources for Protein Intake in Health and Disease
Victor R. Preedy BSc, PhD, DSc, FRSB, FRSPH, FRCPath, FRSC is Honorary Professor in the Department of Clinical Biochemistry at King’s College Hospital, Emeritus Professor in Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine at King’s College London and Visiting Professor at the University of Suffolk. Professor Preedy graduated with an Honours Degree in Biology and Physiology with Pharmacology. He gained his University of London PhD on the biochemical measurements in protein metabolism and also gained a second doctoral degree, for his outstanding contribution to protein metabolism in health and disease. Professor Preedy was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine in 2022. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology, The Royal College of Pathologists, The Royal Society for Public Health and The Royal Society of Chemistry. He was the founding Director of the Genomics Centre at King’s College London and held the post from 2006 to 2020. In his career Professor Preedy has carried out research at the Cardiothoracic Institute, National Heart Hospital (part of Imperial College London), The School of Pharmacy (now part of University College London) and the MRC Centre at Northwick Park Hospital. He has collaborated with research groups in Finland, Japan, Australia, USA, and Germany. He is a leading expert on the science of health. To his credit, Professor Preedy has published over 750 articles, which includes peer-reviewed manuscripts based on original research, abstracts and symposium presentations, reviews and numerous books and volumes.
