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Introduction to Toxicology and Food

✍️ Altug, Tomris
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🏛 CRC Press 📅 2002 📔 Hardcover ISBN: 9780849314568
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📝 Description: Introduction to Toxicology and Food

Providing a concise overview of both the science of toxicology and food toxicology, Introduction to Toxicology and Food presents easy-to-understand explanations of the concepts and principles of toxicology as a science, the toxicants found in foods, and naturally occurring antitoxic/anticarcinogenic substances in foods. It examines the uses, harmful effects, and safety aspects of a variety of toxicants, including natural toxicants, contaminants, and food additives. With its easy-to-read style and its clear discussions of the science of toxicology, food toxicology, and chemopreventers, the book is an ideal text for an undergraduate course in food toxicology and a useful guide for food scientists.

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While marketed with an easy-to-read style, this title is fundamentally a scientific textbook rather than a culinary guide. It will frustrate home cooks seeking recipes or cooking techniques; those readers should look elsewhere on the shelf. However, for students of food science or nutritionists interested in the chemical underpinnings of diet, it provides necessary clarity on toxicants and additives. It succeeds as an educational primer but fails as a practical kitchen companion. Readers expecting narrative flair or culinary inspiration will find this dry, academic, and strictly informational in tone.
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While marketed with an easy-to-read style, this title is fundamentally a scientific textbook rather than a culinary guide. It will frustrate home cooks seeking recipes or cooking techniques; those readers should look elsewhere on the shelf. However, for students of food science or nutritionists interested in the chemical underpinnings of diet, it provides necessary clarity on toxicants and additives. It succeeds as an educational primer but fails as a practical kitchen companion. Readers expecting narrative flair or culinary inspiration will find this dry, academic, and strictly informational in tone.

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