Introduction to nutrition and metabolism / David A. Bender
Imprint
Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 2014
Edition
Fifth edition
Descript
xxxvii, 404 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), charts ; 26 cm. + 1 DVD (4 3/4 in.)
CONTENT
Why eat? -- Enzymes and metabolic pathways -- The role of ATP in metabolism -- Digestion and absorption -- Energy nutrition : the metabolism of carbohydrates and fats -- Diet and health : 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