TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bender David A.
TI  - Introduction to Nutrition and Metabolism
AV  - QP143 .B46 2014
N1  - Previous 4th edition,2008; Why Eat?The need for waterThe need for energyMetabolic fuelsHunger and appetiteEnzymes and Metabolic PathwaysChemical reactions: breaking and making covalent bondsEnzymesFactors affecting enzyme activityCoenzymes and prosthetic groupsThe classification and naming of enzymesMetabolic pathwaysEnzymes in clinical chemistry and medicineThe Role of ATP in MetabolismThe adenine nucleotidesFunctions of ATPThe phosphorylation of ADP to ATPDigestion and AbsorptionThe gastrointestinal tractDigestion and absorption of carbohydratesDigestion and absorption of fatsDigestion and absorption of proteinsThe absorption of vitamins and mineralsEnergy Nutrition: the Metabolism of Carbohydrates and FatsEstimation of energy expenditureEnergy balance and changes in body weightMetabolic fuels in the fed and fasting statesEnergy-yielding metabolismThe metabolism of fatsTissue reserves of metabolic fuelsGluconeogenesis—the synthesis of glucose from non-carbohydrate precursorsDiet and Health: Nutrition and Chronic Non-Communicable DiseasesChronic non-communicable diseases (the ‘diseases of affluence’)Types of evidence linking diet and chronic diseasesGuidelines for a prudent dietNutritional genomics: interactions between diet and genesFree radicals, oxidative damage, and antioxidant nutrientsHomocysteine in cardiovascular diseaseOther potentially protective compounds in foodsOverweight and ObesityDesirable body weightThe problems of overweight and obesityThe causes and treatment of obesityProtein-Energy Malnutrition: Problems of UndernutritionProblems of deficiencyProtein-energy malnutritionMarasmusCachexiaKwashiorkorProtein Nutrition and MetabolismNitrogen balance and protein requirementsProtein synthesisThe metabolism of amino acidsThe Integration and Control of MetabolismPatterns of metabolic regulationIntracellular regulation of enzyme activityResponses to fast-acting hormones by covalent modification of enzyme proteinsSlow-acting hormones: changes in enzyme synthesisHormonal control in the fed and fasting statesSelection of fuel for muscle activityDiabetes mellitus—a failure of regulation of blood glucose concentrationMicronutrients: the Vitamins and MineralsThe determination of requirements and reference intakesVitamin AVitamin DVitamin EVitamin KVitamin B1 (thiamin)Vitamin B2 (riboflavin)NiacinVitamin B6Vitamin B12Folic acidBiotinPantothenic acidVitamin C (ascorbic acid)MineralsNutritional anaemias
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