Dietary Patterns and Whole Plant Foods in Aging and Disease

Mark L Dreher, PhD is President and Chief Science Officer of Nutrition Science Solutions, LLC. He received his education in biochemistry and agricultural biochemistry and nutrition at UCLA and The University of Arizona. Dr. Dreher started his career as a research scientist in medical food product development at McGaw Laboratories in Irvine, California. Later, he served as Assistant Professor in Food and Nutrition at North Dakota State University leading research on sunflower seeds, dry edible beans and emerging grains. During his subsequent 30+ year career in the food, agricultural and pharmaceutical industries, he held key roles in over 150 new healthy product development projects and food-based clinical research trials. He has authored or co-authored over 50 research journal articles and book chapters. Dr. Dreher has authored or co-authored two handbooks on dietary fiber and one book on complex car bohydrates. He served as the chair of the International Life Science Institute-North American Food, Nutrition and Safety and Carbohydrate Committees and vice chair of the Functional Foods for Health Committee. Dr. Dreher was a member of the 1997 Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation on Carbohydrate and Human Nutrition. He was a Fellow in the National Center for Food and Agricultural Policy and Resources Leadership Program for the Futurein Washington DC. Dr. Dreher is involved in the American Society for Nutrition, American Heart Association, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, and Institute of Food Technology. Dr. Dreher is actively engaged in projects and research related to the role of healthy diets, whole foods, and phytochemicals in health, chronic disease prevention and optimal aging.

Section 1: Aging.- Lifestyle Factors Associated with Aging.- Dietary Patterns and Aging.- Whole Plant Foods and Aging.- Fiber-Rich Diets, Colonic Microbiota in Health and Disease.- Fiber-Rich Dietary Patterns in Weight Regulations.- Whole Plant Foods and Weight Regulation.- Fiber-Rich Diets and Supplements in Laxation and Constipation.- Fiber-Rich Diets and Other Modifiable Risk Factors in Diverticular Disease.- Section II: Cardiometabolic Disease.- Dietary Patterns and Coronary Heart Disease.- Whole Plant Foods and Coronary Heart Disease.- Dietary Pattern and Hypertension.- Whole Plant Foods and Hypertension.- Fiber-Rich Diets and Chronic Kidney Disease.- Dietary Patterns and Stroke Risk.- Whole Plant Foods and Stroke Risk.- Dietary Patterns and Whole Plant Food in Type 2 Diabetes Prevention and Management.- Fiber-Rich and Supplements in Type 2 Diabetes Prevention and Management.

"This book comprehensively reviews the research on the effects of dietary patterns and whole plant foods in aging and disease. ... This is a valuable resource for healthcare professionals in practice. It also could be useful to graduate students as a source of key clinical studies in dietary patterns and whole plant foods." (Amy Hess Fischl, Doody's Book Reviews, June, 2018)

“This book comprehensively reviews the research on the effects of dietary patterns and whole plant foods in aging and disease. … This is a valuable resource for healthcare professionals in practice. It also could be useful to graduate students as a source of key clinical studies in dietary patterns and whole plant foods.” (Amy Hess Fischl, Doody's Book Reviews, June, 2018)