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Introduction to nutrition and metabolism / David A Bender, Shauna M C Cunningham.

By: Contributor(s): Language: English Publisher: Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2021Edition: 6th editionDescription: pages cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780367190811
  • 9780367688158
Subject(s): NLM classification:
  • QU 145
Contents:
Why eat? -- Enzymes and metabolic pathways -- The role of ATP in metabolism -- Digestion and absorption -- Energy nutrition : the metabolism of carbohydrates and fats -- Diet and health : nutrition and chronic non-communicable diseases -- Overweight and obesity -- Protein-energy malnutrition : problems of undernutrition -- Protein nutrition and metabolism -- The integration and control of metabolism -- Micronutrients : the vitamins and minerals.
Summary: "Introduction to Nutrition and Metabolism equips readers with an understanding of the scientific basis of what we call a healthy diet. Now in its sixth edition, this highly recognized textbook provides clear explanations of how nutrients are metabolized and gives explains the principles of biochemistry needed for comprehending the science of nutrition. This full-color textbook explores the need for food and the uses to which food is put in the body, as well as the interactions between health and diet. Outlining the scientific basis behind nutritional requirements and recommendations, this new edition has been extensively revised to reflect current knowledge"--Summary: Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Class number Copy number Status Notes Date due Barcode
Book, Standard Loan (4 weeks) Mersey and West Lancashire NHS Library (Southport and Ormskirk) Sanderson Library Ormskirk QU 145 BEN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available SOH00001508
Book, Standard Loan (4 weeks) Mid Cheshire NHS Library Main Shelves 612.3 BEN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 36153092

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Why eat? -- Enzymes and metabolic pathways -- The role of ATP in metabolism -- Digestion and absorption -- Energy nutrition : the metabolism of carbohydrates and fats -- Diet and health : nutrition and chronic non-communicable diseases -- Overweight and obesity -- Protein-energy malnutrition : problems of undernutrition -- Protein nutrition and metabolism -- The integration and control of metabolism -- Micronutrients : the vitamins and minerals.

"Introduction to Nutrition and Metabolism equips readers with an understanding of the scientific basis of what we call a healthy diet. Now in its sixth edition, this highly recognized textbook provides clear explanations of how nutrients are metabolized and gives explains the principles of biochemistry needed for comprehending the science of nutrition. This full-color textbook explores the need for food and the uses to which food is put in the body, as well as the interactions between health and diet. Outlining the scientific basis behind nutritional requirements and recommendations, this new edition has been extensively revised to reflect current knowledge"--

Provided by publisher.