Introduction to nutrition and metabolism
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boca Raton :
CRC Press ,
c2008
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| Edition: | 4th ed |
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Table of 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 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.