Nutrition and Metabolism von Helen M Roche/Ian A Macdonald/Annemie M W J Schols u a - E-Book

<p><b>Comprehensive resource on all aspects of nutrition and metabolism; covering vitamin and mineral deficiencies, diseases, immunity, brain and bone health, and more.</b></p><p>Now in its third edition,<i>Nutrition and Metabolism</i> has been updated throughout to present readers with the core principles of nutrition in the context of a systems and health approach.</p><p>Written by a team of internationally renowned experts, the text includes information on:</p><ul><li>Body composition, energy metabolism, proteins, amino acids, carbohydrates, lipids, vitamins, minerals, trace elements, food intake, and food composition</li><li>Energy, macronutrients, pregnancy and lactation, growth and aging, brain nutrition, sensory systems and food palatability, the gastrointestinal system, and the cardiovascular system</li><li>Societal food choices, over- and undernutrition, eating disorders, dieting, foetal programming, cancer, osteoporosis, and diabetes</li><li>How nutrition affects the liver, pancreas, kidney, lungs, heart and blood vessels, and how nutrition relates to the development of traumatic, infectious, and malignant diseases</li></ul><p><i>Nutrition and Metabolism</i> is an essential resource for students and practitioners of nutrition and dietetics, as well as students majoring in other subjects that have a nutrition component.</p>