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Fundamental Concepts | |
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An Overview of Food and Nutritional Toxicology | |
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Defining the Terms and Scope of Food and Nutritional Toxicology | |
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Toxicants in Foods and Their Effects on Nutrition | |
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Impact of Diet on the Effects of Toxicants | |
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Study Questions and Exercises | |
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Recommended Readings | |
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General Principles of Toxicology | |
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Phases of Toxicological Effects | |
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Dose-Response Relationship | |
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Study Questions and Exercises | |
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Recommended Readings | |
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Factors That Influence Toxicity | |
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Diet and Biotransformation | |
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Gender and Age | |
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Species | |
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Study Questions and Exercises | |
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Recommended Readings | |
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Food Safety Assessment Methods in the Laboratory: Toxicological Testing Methods | |
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Analysis of Toxicants in Foods | |
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Oral Ingestion Studies | |
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Genetic Toxicity | |
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Specialized Oral Ingestion Studies | |
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Study Questions and Exercises | |
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Recommended Readings | |
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Food Safety Assessment: Compliance with Regulations | |
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Good Laboratory Practices (GLPs) | |
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Good Manufacturing Practices | |
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Regulatory Agencies | |
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U.S. Food Laws | |
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Study Questions and Exercises | |
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Recommended Readings | |
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Risk | |
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Risk-Benefit | |
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Hazard Identification, Dose-Response, and Exposure Assessment | |
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Risk Characterization | |
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Study Questions and Exercises | |
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Recommended Readings | |
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Epidemiology in Food and Nutritional Toxicology | |
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Descriptive Strategies | |
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Analytical Strategies | |
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Molecular Epidemiology | |
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Foodborne Diseases and Epidemiology | |
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Study Questions and Exercises | |
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Recommended Readings | |
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GI Tract Physiology and Biochemistry | |
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Anatomy and Digestive Functions | |
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Gut Absorption and Enterocyte Metabolism | |
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Transport into the Circulation | |
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Fluid Balance and Diarrhea | |
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Study Questions and Exercises | |
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Recommended Readings | |
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Metabolism and Excretion of Toxicants | |
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Metabolism of Toxicants | |
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Excretion | |
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Principles of Toxicokinetics | |
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Study Questions and Exercises | |
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Recommended Readings | |
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Food Intolerance and Allergy | |
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Allergy and Types of Hypersensitivity | |
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Symptoms and Diagnosis | |
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Treatment | |
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Study Questions and Exercises | |
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Recommended Readings | |
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Toxicants Found in Foods | |
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Bacterial Toxins | |
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Intoxications | |
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Infections | |
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Study Questions and Exercises | |
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Recommended Readings | |
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Animal Toxins and Plant Toxicants | |
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Marine Animals | |
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Plants | |
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Study Questions and Exercises | |
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Recommended Readings | |
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Fungal Mycotoxins | |
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Ergot Alkaloids and Ergotism | |
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Aflatoxin | |
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Trichothecenes | |
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Penicillia Mycotoxins | |
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Other Mycotoxins | |
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Study Questions and Exercises | |
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Recommended Readings | |
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Toxicity of Nutrients | |
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Macronutrients | |
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Micronutrients | |
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Antinutrients | |
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Study Questions and Exercises | |
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Recommended Readings | |
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Parasites, Viruses, and Prions | |
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Protozoa | |
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Worms | |
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Viruses | |
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Prions (Proteinaceous Infectious Particles) | |
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Study Questions and Exercises | |
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Recommended Readings | |
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Food Contamination and Safety | |
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Residues in Foods | |
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Insecticides | |
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Herbicides | |
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Fungicides | |
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Industrial and Environmental Contaminants | |
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Study Questions and Exercises | |
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Recommended Readings | |
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Food Additives, Colors, and Flavors | |
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Preservatives | |
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Antioxidants | |
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Sweeteners | |
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Coloring Agents | |
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Study Questions and Exercises | |
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Recommended Readings | |
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Food Irradiation | |
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History of Food Irradiation | |
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Types of Irradiation | |
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Effectiveness of Irradiation | |
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By-Products of Irradiation | |
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Misconceptions | |
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Regulations | |
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Study Questions and Exercises | |
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Recommended Readings | |
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Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Other Processing Products | |
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Benzo([alpha])pyrene and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons | |
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Hetrocyclic Amines | |
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Nitrates, Nitrites, and Nitrosamines | |
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Products of the Maillard Reaction | |
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Study Questions and Exercises | |
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Recommended Readings | |
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Emerging Food Safety Issues in a Modern World | |
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HACCP | |
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Antibiotic Resistance | |
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GMOs | |
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Study Questions and Exercises | |
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Recommended Readings | |
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Index | |