| Description |
xii, 481 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Introduction: Fundamentals of Nutrition -- 2. Digestion of Carbohydrates, Lipids, and Proteins -- 3. Requirements for Energy, Carbohydrates, Fat, and Proteins -- 4. Role of Essential Fatty Acids -- 5. Eicosanoids -- 6. Inorganic Elements (Minerals) -- 7. Vitamins - An Overview -- 8. Fat-Soluble Vitamins -- 9. Water-Soluble Vitamins I -- 10. Water-Soluble Vitamins II -- 11. Vitamin-Like Substances -- 12. Nutritional Aspects of Pregnancy and Lactation -- 13. Nutrition and Development -- 14. Nutrition and Aging -- 15. Nutritional Assessment -- 16. Obesity and Eating Disorders -- 17. Cholesterol and Hyperlipidemia -- 18. Osteoporosis -- 19. Nutritional Aspects of Diabetes -- 20. Nutritional Aspects of Genetic Disease -- 21. Dietary Fiber -- 22. Antioxidants and Health -- 23. Natural Toxicants in Foods and Additives -- 24. Vegetarianism and Other Popular Nutritional Practices -- 25. Nutritional Aspects of Biotransformation -- 26. Nutraceuticals |
| Summary |
Recognizing the need for a comprehensive textbook on nutrition that addresses today's concerns with diet and the attainment of optimal functional health, this lucid text discusses the physiologic and metabolic interrelationships of all nutrients and their role in health maintenance as well as the prevention and treatment of various diseases. Based on a highly successful course, this unique textbook is excellent for first- and second-year graduate and medical school students in nutrition, osteopathic medicine, dentistry, and related fields as well as nutritionists, dietitians, public health and allied health professionals, biochemists, and pharmacists |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Diet therapy.
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Dietetics.
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Nutrition.
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Nutritionally induced diseases.
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Nutrition
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Nutrition
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| LC no. |
97042393 |
| ISBN |
0824798651 (acid-free paper) |
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