Digestion and nutrition [electronic resource]
Learn how the body's digestive system breaks down food, extracts the nutrients the body needs to grow, function, and repair itself, and gets rid of waste materials
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Chelsea House Publishers ,
c2009
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| Series: | Human body: how it works
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| Online Access: | NetLibrary |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction to digestion and nutrition
- 2. Nutrition and major nutrients
- 3. Minor nitrients and metabolism
- 4. Digestion, absorption, and elimination
- 5. Chewing and swallowing
- 6. The stomach and small intestine
- 7. The large intestine and elimination
- 8. Common health problems
- 9. Guides to healthy eating