Nutrition and Skeletal Muscle

Nutrition and Skeletal Muscle provides complete coverage of the evidence of dietary components that are proven beneficial for bettering adverse changes in skeletal muscle from disuse and aging. Skeletal muscle is the largest tissue in the body providing the elements of contraction and locomotion as well as acting as an important contributor to whole body protein and amino metabolism, glucose disposal and lipid metabolism.

However, muscle loss and atrophy or weakness can occur when there are metabolic imbalances, disuse or aging. Research has shown some dietary components as beneficial for ameliorating adverse changes in skeletal muscle and improving muscle strength and performance. These compounds range from amino acids to a variety of nutraceuticals. They can affect skeletal muscle directly or whole body metabolism via their actions on skeletal muscle. While these advances have been identified, they have yet to be marshalled into a single comprehensive scientific text. Nutrition and Skeletal Muscle addresses this need in a comprehensive way by providing insight and research from international leaders in the field, making it the go-to reference for anyone involved in the study of skeletal muscle physiology.

• Provides an understanding behind the crucial role of skeletal muscle in global metabolic homeostasis regulation
• Delivers the information needed to understand the utilization of crucial supplements for the preservation of skeletal muscle
• Provides insights on research from international leaders in the field in one reference

Researchers of Skeletal Muscle Physiology

Part 1. General Aspects
1. Physiological regulation of muscle mass
2. Skeletal muscle mass indices in healthy adults
3. Myofibrillar proteins
4. Reduced skeletal muscle mass and lifestyle
5. Postprandial effects on skeletal muscle
6. Molecular mechanism of post-meal regulation of muscle anabolism
7. Age-related changes in skeletal muscle

Part 2. High fat and overfeeding
8. Skeletal muscle mitochondrial and high fat feeding
9. Muscle macrophages and high fat feeding
10. Muscle insulin action and high fat feeding
11. Oxidative stress in skeletal muscle and high fat feeding
12. Maternal overnutrition and skeletal muscle in offspring

Part 3 Obesity
13. Sarcopenic obesity
14. Skeletal muscle and chronic overfeeding
15. Lipolysis in skeletal muscle of obesity
16. Obesity and respiratory skeletal muscles

Part 4. Diabetes, insulin and glucose control
17. Correlates of skeletal muscle strength in diabetes
18. Lipids in skeletal muscle and insulin sensitivity
19. Glucose, skeletal muscle and obesity

Part 5 Vitamins
20. Vitamin D signaling and skeletal muscle cells
21. Vitamin D deficiency and myopathy
22. Vitamin D and age-related loss of muscle mass and function
23. Vitamin D and exercise in humans
24. Vitamin D and skeletal muscle of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
25. Vitamin E and skeletal muscle
26. Folate and skeletal muscle
27. Thiamine and skeletal muscle

Part 6 Minerals
28. Copper and skeletal muscle
29. Iron and skeletal muscle
30. Selenium and skeletal muscle
31. Zinc and skeletal muscle
32. Calcium and skeletal muscle

Part 7 Nutraceuticals and supplements
33. Coffee, Caffeine and skeletal muscle
34. Daidzein and skeletal muscle protection
35. Epigallocatechin-3-gallate and skeletal muscle recover