| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 222 pages) |
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Food and Society |
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Food and society.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1: Food and the Human Body; The Utilization of Food by the Body; Calories and Kilocalories: Energy Supply; BMR and REE: Energy Balance; Body Mass, Body Fat, and Body Water; Body Mass Index; Dietary and Nutrient Recommendations; Dietary Guidelines; Food Guide Pyramids and Other Aids; Adapting Guidelines to Culture; Nutrient Recommendations; Dietary Reference Intakes; Nutrition Throughout the Life Cycle; Pregnancy and Lactation; Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence; Adulthood; Elsie Widdowson; Chapter 2: The Essential Nutrients |
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CarbohydratesGlucose; Sir Norman Haworth; Other Sugars and Starch; Dietary Fibre; Lipids; Triglycerides; Phospholipids; Sterols; Proteins; Amino Acids; Protein Intake; Vitamins; Minerals; Water; Chapter 3: The Vitamins; Biological Significance of Vitamins; Discovery and Original Designation; Sir Frederick Gowland Hopkins; Regulatory Role; Sources; Requirements in Living Things; Results of Deficiencies; Evolution of Vitamin-Dependent Organisms; The Water-Soluble Vitamins; Basic Properties; Functions; Metabolism; The Fat-Soluble Vitamins; Chemical Properties; Vitamin A Group; Vitamin D Group |
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Vitamin E GroupAdolf Windaus; Vitamin K Group; Functions; Metabolism; Vitamin-Like Substances; Choline; Myo-Inositol; Para-Aminobenzoic Acid; Carnitine; Lipoic Acid and Bioflavinoids; Determination of Vitamin Sources; Physicochemical Methods; Microbiological Assay; Animal Assay; Determination of Vitamin Requirements; Chapter 4: The Food Groups and Regulation of Food Intake; The Food Groups; Cereals; Ellen Swallow Richards; Starchy Roots; Legumes; Vegetables and Fruits; Getting the most from Fruit; Sugars, Preserves, and Syrups; Meat, Fish, and Eggs; Milk and Milk Products; Fats and Oils |
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BeveragesRegulation of Food Intake; Specific Hungers; Caloric Regulation; Appetite; Satiety; Dieting; Chapter 5: Nutritional Irregularities; Malnutrition; Protein-Energy Malnutrition; Kwashiorkor Syndrome; Marasmus; John Boyd Orr; Carbohydrate Deficiency; Deficiencies in Essential Fatty Acids; Mineral Deficiencies; Iron Deficiency; Iodine Deficiency; Zinc Deficiency; Calcium Deficiency; Fluoride Deficiency; Sodium Deficiency; Chlorine Deficiency; Potassium Deficiency; Mineral Toxicity; Dehydration; Chapter 6: Vitamin Deficiency and Toxicity; Vitamin A Deficiency; Vitamin D Deficiency; Rickets |
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OsteomalaciaVitamin E Deficiency; Vitamin K Deficiency; Deficiencies in B Vitamins; Thiamin Deficiency; Beriberi; Riboflavin Deficiency; Niacin Deficiency and Pellagra; Vitamin B6 Deficiency; Folic Acid Deficiency and Anemia; Vitamin B12 Deficiency; Pantothenic Acid and Biotin Deficiencies; Vitamin C Deficiency; James Lind; Vitamin Toxicity; Chapter 7: The Role of Diet in Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer; Cardiovascular Disease; Hypertension; Metabolic Syndrome; Dean Ornish; Blood Lipoproteins; Dietary Fat; Dietary Cholesterol; Other Dietary Factors; Other Factors; Cancer; Colorectal Cancer |
| Summary |
From a young age we have been told to take our vitamins, eat our fruits and vegetables, and limit sugar and fat. Readers examine what makes certain foods better nutritionally than others and how various foods affect the human body, including the role they can play in disease and illness. Tables in the appendix provide quick reference on vitamins and common food-related illnesses |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Nutrition.
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Health.
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Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
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Health
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health.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diets.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Food Content Guides.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Nutrition.
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MEDICAL -- Nursing -- Nutrition.
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MEDICAL -- Nutrition.
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Health
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Nutrition
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| Genre/Form |
Juvenile works
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Rogers, Kara
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| ISBN |
9781615309221 |
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1615309225 |
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1283804786 |
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9781283804783 |
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