This handbook collects recent international research on the biochemical and molecular actions of food on bone metabolism and prevention of osteoporosis in animals and humans. The nutritional value of proteins and lipids recovered with isoelectric processing is discussed, and extraction methods applied in food processes are described. The potential use of extracts and secondary metabolites from food plants in drug development is explored. Some specific topics covered include the effect of creatine applied as a food supplement for humans, production and properties of chicken meat protein hydrolysate powder, plant sources of nitric oxide production inhibitors, and endorhizal fungi associated with vascular plants in the Canadian high arctic. Information on the editors is not given. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)