General introduction: prebiotics in nutrition / Marcel B. Roberfroid -- Gastrointestinal microflora and interactions with gut mucosa / Andrew L. Wells, Delphine M.A. Saulnier, and Glenn R. Gibson -- Prebiotics: concept, definition, criteria, methodologies, and products / Marcel B. Roberfroid -- The prebiotic effect: review of experimental and human data / Sofia Kolida and Glenn R.Gibson -- Effects of prebiotics on mineral absorption: mechanisms of action / Ian J. Griffin and Steven A. Abrams -- Prebiotics and the absorption of minerals: a review of experimental and human data / Keli M. Hawthorne and Steven A. Abrams -- Immune functions and mechanisms in the gastrointestinal tract / Alix Dubert-Ferrandon, David S. Newburg, and Allan W. Walker -- Prebiotics and the immune system: review of experimental and human data / Stephanie Seifert and Bernhard Watzl -- Triacylglycerols and cholesterol metabolism / Michel Beylot, Fabien Forcheron, and Dominque Letexier -- Prebiotics and lipid metabolism: review of experimental and human data / Nathalie M. Delzenne and Audrey Martine Neyrinck --
Endocrinology of the gastrointestinal tract and modulation of satiety: specific focus on glucagon-like peptide-1 / Rémy Burcelin and Patrice D. Cani -- Prebiotics and modulation of gastrointestinal peptides / P.D. Cani, R. Burcelin, and Claude Knauf -- Designing studies and rodent models for studying prebiotics for colorectal cancer prevention / Umar Asad, Nancy J. Emenaker, and John A. Milner -- Colorectal cancer prevention: the role of prebiotics / Umar Asad, Nancy J. Emenaker, and John A. Milner -- Prebiotics and reduction of risk of carcinogenesis: review of experimental and human data / Annett Klinder, Michael Glei, and Beatrice L. Pool-Zobel -- Prebiotics and cancer therapy / Henryk S. Taper and Marcel B. Roberfroid -- Pathophysiology of inflammatory bowel diseases / Frank Hoentjen and Levinus A. Dieleman -- Prebiotics in inflammatory bowel diseases / Francisco Guarner -- Prebiotics and infant nutrition / Yvan Vandenplas ... [et al.] -- Prebiotics and nutrition in the elderly: the concept of healthy aging / Ian Rowland and Chris Gill -- Prebiotics and animal nutrition / Jan Van Loo and Dieter Vancraeynest -- Food applications of prebiotics / Anne Franck -- Prebiotics and food safety / Gérard Pascal -- Concluding remarks / Glenn R. Gibson and Marcel B. Roberfroid.