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Human nutrition.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Edinburgh ; New York : Elsevier/Churchill Livingstone, 2005.Edition: 11th ed. / edited by Catherine A. Geissler, Hilary J. PowersDescription: xii, 743 p. : ill. ; 27 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)ISBN:
  • 0443073562 (pbk.)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QP 141 H51
Contents:
Food and nutrient patterns -- Food and nutrient structure -- The Physiology of nutrient digestion and absorption -- Body size and composition -- Energy balance and body weight regulation -- Carbohydrate metabolism -- Fat metabolism -- Protein metabolism and requirements -- Alcohol metabolism: implications for nutrition and health -- Water-soluble vitamins -- Fat-soluble vitamins -- Minerals and trace elements -- Inter-micronutrient topics -- Infancy, childhood and adolescence -- Prepregnancy, pregnancy and lactation -- Ageing and older people -- Vegetarian diets -- Dietary considerations for sport and exercise -- Cardiovascular disease -- Obesity -- Diabetes mellitus -- Cancers -- Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract -- Nutrition and the skeleton -- Dental disease -- Immune function, food allergies and food intolerance -- Eating disorders -- Deficiency diseases -- Diet and genotype interactions-nutritional genomics -- The Science of epidemiology -- Nutritional assessment methods -- Food supply, factors affecting production, trade and access -- Food nutrition policies and interventions.
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Books Books SMHS Library General Stacks QP 141, H51 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available SMHS-0217025311

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Food and nutrient patterns -- Food and nutrient structure -- The Physiology of nutrient digestion and absorption -- Body size and composition -- Energy balance and body weight regulation -- Carbohydrate metabolism -- Fat metabolism -- Protein metabolism and requirements -- Alcohol metabolism: implications for nutrition and health -- Water-soluble vitamins -- Fat-soluble vitamins -- Minerals and trace elements -- Inter-micronutrient topics -- Infancy, childhood and adolescence -- Prepregnancy, pregnancy and lactation -- Ageing and older people -- Vegetarian diets -- Dietary considerations for sport and exercise -- Cardiovascular disease -- Obesity -- Diabetes mellitus -- Cancers -- Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract -- Nutrition and the skeleton -- Dental disease -- Immune function, food allergies and food intolerance -- Eating disorders -- Deficiency diseases -- Diet and genotype interactions-nutritional genomics -- The Science of epidemiology -- Nutritional assessment methods -- Food supply, factors affecting production, trade and access -- Food nutrition policies and interventions.

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