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Nutrition : science and applications /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smolin, Lori A.
Other Authors: Grosvenor, Mary B.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, [2008]
Subjects:
Nutrition.
Nutritionally induced diseases.
Health.
Nutritional Physiological Phenomena.
Ernährungswissenschaft.
Gesunde Ernährung.
Online Access:Table of contents only
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Table of Contents:
  • Nutrition: food for health
  • Nutrition guidelines: applying the science of nutrition
  • Digestion, absorption, and metabolism
  • Carbohydrates: sugars, starches, and fiber
  • lipids
  • Focus on alcohol
  • Proteins and amino acids
  • Energy balance and weight management
  • Focus on eating disorders
  • The water-soluble vitamins
  • The fat-soluble vitamins
  • Focus on phyotchemicals
  • Water and the electrolytes
  • Major minerals and bone health
  • The trace elements
  • Focus on nonvitamin / Nonmineral supplements
  • Nutrition and physical activity
  • Nutrition during pregnancy and lactation
  • Nutrition from infancy to adolescence
  • Nutrition and aging: the adult years
  • Food safety
  • Focus on biotechnology
  • World hunger and malnutrition.