| Description |
345 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
CRC series in modern nutrition |
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Modern nutrition (Boca Raton, Fla.)
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| Contents |
Ch. 1. The Elements of Life -- Ch. 2. Carbohydrates -- Ch. 3. Lipids -- Ch. 4. Proteins -- Ch. 5. Vitamins -- Ch. 6. Minerals -- Ch. 7. Water -- Ch. 8. Nutrient Digestion -- Ch. 9. Nutrient Absorption -- Ch. 10. Body Energy -- Ch. 11. Components of Cells -- Ch. 12. Catabolic Pathways -- Ch. 13. Anabolic Pathways -- Ch. 14. Nucleic Acids, Genes, and Protein Synthesis -- Ch. 15. Free Radicals, Lipid Peroxidation, and the Antioxidants -- Ch. 16. Digestive and Metabolic Interactions Between Medications and Nutrients/Foods -- Ch. 17. Nutrient Metabolism and Dietary Recommendations -- App. A. Review of Chemistry and Biology Concepts of Importance in Nutrition -- App. B. Photosynthesis and Energy Transfer |
| Summary |
"This volume offers an overview of the chemistry and physiology of nutrition to students majoring in the general areas of nutrition, food science, exercise, and the premedical fields. Expanding on the material contained in the first edition, this second edition offers updated and new information."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical refrences and index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-333) and index |
| Subject |
Cell metabolism.
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Metabolism.
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Nutrition.
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Trace elements in nutrition.
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| Author |
Boylan, Lee Mallory, 1951-
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Driskell, Judy A. (Judy Anne)
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| LC no. |
98034621 |
| ISBN |
0849385040 (alk. paper) |
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