Advanced human nutrition
By: Robert E.C. Wildman, Denis M. Medeiros.
Contributors: Medeiros, Denis M.
Series: CRC series in modern nutrition; Modern nutrition (Boca Raton, Fla.)
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Boca Raton
Language: eng
Number of pages: 585
Subjects: Nutrition; Metabolism; Energy metabolism
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Foundations of the human body; title: Food and the human body; title: Human digestion and absorption; title: Carbohydrates; title: Lipids; title: Protein; title: Water; title: Vitamins; title: Major minerals; title: Minor minerals; title: Energy metabolism; title: Body composition and obesity; title: Nutrition and activity; title: Nutrition supplements and nutraceuticals; title: Nutrition and human reproduction; title: Cardiovascular disease and nutrition; title: Cancer and nutrition; title: Diabetes and nutrition; title: Osteoporosis and nutrition; title: Nutrition research: past, present, and future; title: Nutrition in the 21st century; title: Appendices: Common food additives; title: Growth charts; title: Sweetening agents, sugar substitutes; title: Normal clinical values for blood; title: Some common medicinal plants.