Introduction to nutrition and metabolism / David A. Bender
Imprint
Boca Raton : CRC Press, c2008
Edition
4th ed
Descript
416 p. : ill. ; 26 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
CONTENT
Why Eat -- Enzymes and metabolic pathways -- The role of ATP in metabolis -- Digestion and absorption -- Energy nutrition - the metabolism of carbohydrates and fats -- Diet and halth - nutrition and chronic diseases -- Overweight and obesity -- Protein - energy malnutrition -- Problems of undernutrition -- Protein nutrition and metabolism -- The integration and control of metabolism -- Micronutrients - the vitamins and minerals --