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BIOCHEMICAL, PHYSIOLOGICAL & MOLECULAR ASPECTS OF HUMAN NUTRITION
Biochemical, Physiological & Molecular Aspects of Human Nutrition
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Second Edition

By
Martha Stipanuk, PhD, Professor, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Description
This book presents advanced nutrition in a comprehensive, easy-to-understand format ideal for graduate students in nutritional programs, organic chemistry, physiology, biochemistry, and molecular biology. It focuses on he biology of human nutrition at the molecular, cellular, tissue, and whole-body levels. Biochemical, Physiological, & Molecular Aspects of Human Nutrition is full of student-friendly features - chapter outlines; common abbreviations; critical thinking exercises; detailed illustrations; and feature boxes spotlighting key nutritional data, insights, and clinical correlations. In addition, chapters are organized logically into seven units, reflecting the traditional nutrient class divisions.

Contents


Unit I: Nutrients: Essential and Nonessential


1. The Nutrients: Essential Food Components

2. Nonessential Food Components with Health Benefits

3. Guidelines for Food and Nutrient Intake



Unit II: Structure and Properties of the
Macronutrients



4. Structure and Properties of Carbohydrates

5. Structure and Properties of Proteins

6. Structure and Properties of Lipids



Unit III: Digestion and Absorption of the Macronutrients


7. Overview of Digestion and Absorption

8. Digestion and Absorption of Carbohydrate

9. Digestion and Absorption of Protein

10. Digestion and Absorption of Lipids

11. Dietary Fiber



Unit IV: Metabolism of the Macronutrients


12. Carbohydrate Metabolism?Synthesis and Oxidation

13. Protein Synthesis and Degradation

14. Amino Acid Metabolism

15. Protein and Amino Acid Requirements

16. Metabolism of Fatty Acids, Acylglycerols, and
Sphingolipids

17. Cholesterol and Lipoproteins?Synthesis, Transport,
and Metabolism

18. Essential Fatty Acids

19. Regulation of Fuel Utilization in Response to Food Intake

20. Regulation of Fuel Utilization in Response to
Exercise



Unit V: Energy


21. Cellular and Whole-Animal Energetics

22. Control of Energy Balance

23. Disturbances of Energy Balance



Unit VI: The Vitamins


24. Niacin, Riboflavin and Thiamin

25. Folic Acid, Vitamin B12, and Vitamin B6

26. Pantothenic Acid and Biotin

27. Vitamin C

28. Vitamin K

29. Vitamin E

30. Vitamin A

31. Vitamin D



Unit VII: The Minerals and Water


32. Calcium and Phosphorus

33. Magnesium

34. Sodium, Chloride, and Potassium

35. Body Fluids and Water Balance

36. Iron

37. Zinc, Copper, and Manganese

38. Iodine

39. Selenium

40. Fluoride

41. The Ultratrace Elements


Bibliographic details
Hardbound, 1216 pages, publication date: APR-2006
ISBN-13: 978-1-4160-0209-3
ISBN-10: 1-4160-0209-X
Imprint: SAUNDERS


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Last update: 30 Nov 2009
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