Advanced Human Nutrition - Hardcover

Medeiros, Denis

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0763780391 ISBN 13: 9780763780395

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2011

Synopsis

Advanced Human Nutrition, Second Edition provides an in-depth overview of the human body and details why nutrients are important from a biochemical, physiological, and molecular perspective. Figures help illustrate the content and bring the meaning to life to enhance the reader s understanding. Complex pathways, for example, are presented in a student-friendly fashion, as are diagrams that illustrate metabolism and the molecular functions of nutrients. Multiple elements within the text, such as Here s Where You Have Been and Here s Where You Are Going, help drive home key points from the chapter and provide real-world examples to bring the content to life. Topics covered include: cell aging, damage and repair systems; human nutrition, digestion, and absorption with relation to organs, exocrine and endocrine functions, histology, and absorptive activities; microflora and satiety/hunger mechanisms; macronutrients during exercise and the role of liquids and sports drinks; prevalent diseases in western cultures such as coronary heart disease, cancer, and osteoporosis

About this edition

• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0763780391
• ISBN 13: 9780763780395
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 394