Human nutrition.

Other author Geissler, Catherine.
Other author Powers, Hilary J.
Format Software
Edition11th ed. / edited by Catherine A. Geissler, Hilary J. Powers.
Publication InfoEdinburgh ; New York : Elsevier/Churchill Livingstone, 2005.
Descriptionxii, 743 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.).
Subjects
Diet therapy.
Nutrition disorders.
Nutrition.
Nutritional Physiological Phenomena.
Diet Therapy.
Nutrition Disorders.

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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Human nutrition. 11th ed. Edinburgh ; New York : Elsevier/Churchill Livingstone, 2005
Issued in other formOnline version: Human nutrition. 11th ed. Edinburgh ; New York : Elsevier/Churchill Livingstone, 2005
Other title Human nutrition and dietetics.
LCCN 2006277408
ISBN0443073562 (pbk.)
ISBN9780443073564 (pbk.)

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Joyner General Stacks RC620 .D38 2005 ✔ Available Place Hold
Laupus Books - Stacks WB 400 H918 2005 ✔ Available Place Hold