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Author Ross, A. Catharine.

Title Modern Nutrition in Health and Disease
Edition Eleventh edition
Published Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health, 2012
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Contents Modern Nutrition IN HEALTH AND DISEASE; Contents; PART I: Specific Dietary Components; A. MAJOR DIETARY CONSTITUENTS; Proteins and Amino Acids; Carbohydrate1; Dietary Fiber; Lipids, Sterols, and Their Metabolites; Energy Needs: Assessment and Requirements; Water, Electrolytes, and Acid-Base Metabolism; B. MINERALS; Calcium; Phosphorus; Magnesium; Iron; Zinc; Copper; Iodine; Selenium; Manganese; Trace Elements; C. VITAMINS; Vitamin A; Vitamin D; Vitamin E; Vitamin K; Thiamin; Riboflavin; Niacin; Vitamin B6; Pantothenic Acid; Folic Acid; Cobalamin (Vitamin B12); Biotin; Vitamin C; Choline
Clinical Manifestations of Nutrient Deficiencies and ToxicitiesPART IV Prevention and Management of Disease; A. OBESITY AND DIABETES; Obesity: Epidemiology, Etiology, and Prevention; Obesity Management; Bariatric Surgery; Nutritional Management of Diabetes Mellitus; Metabolic Syndrome: Definition, Relationship with Insulin Resistance, and Clinical Utility; Nutrition and Inflammatory Processes; Nutrient and Genetic Regulation of Lipoprotein Metabolism; B. CARDIOASCULAR DISEASES; Nutrition in the Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease and the Management of Lipoprotein Disorders
D. OTHER COMPOUNDS WITH HEALTH RELEVANCECarotenoids; Carnitine; Cysteine, Taurine, and Homocysteine; Glutamine; Arginine, Citrulline, and Nitric Oxide; Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals in Health Promotion; Polyphenols and Flavonoids; Probiotics and Prebiotics as Modulators of the Gut Microbiota; Part II. Nutritional Roles in IntegratedBiologic Systems; A. NUTRIENT-GENE MECHANISMS; Nutritional Regulation of Gene Expression and Nutritional Genomics; Genetic Variation: Effect on Nutrient Utilization and Metabolism; Epigenetics; B. DIGESTIVE, ENDOCRINE, IMMUNE, AND NEURAL MECHANISMS
Diet and Blood PressureC. PEDIATRIC AND ADOLESCENT DISORDERS; Pediatric Feeding Problems; Protein-Energy Malnutrition; Inherited Metabolic Disease: Amino Acids, Organic Acids, and Galactose; Inherited Lipid Disorders of [beta]-Oxidation; Nutritional management of infants and children with specific diseases and other conditions; Food Insecurity in Children: Impact on Physical, Psychoemotional, and Social Development; D. DISORDERS OF THE ALIMENTARY TRACT; Nutrition and Dental Medicine; Esophagus and Stomach; Assessment of Malabsorption; Diet and Intestinal Disaccharidases; Short Bowel Syndrome
Nutritional Physiology of the Alimentary TractNutrition and the Chemical Senses; Control of Food Intake and Appetite; Nutrition and the Immune System; Defenses against Oxidative Stress; Mechanisms of Nutrient Sensing; PART III Nutritional Needs and Assessment during the Life Cycle and Physiologic Change; Body Composition; Use and Interpretation of Anthropometry; Metabolic Consequences of Starvation; Metabolic Consequences of Calorie Restriction; Nutrition in Pregnancy; Nutrition in Lactation; Nutritional Requirements of Infants and Children; Nutrition in Adolescence; Nutrition in Older Adults
Summary This widely acclaimed book is a complete, authoritative reference on nutrition and its role in contemporary medicine, dietetics, nursing, public health, and public policy. Distinguished international experts provide in-depth information on historical landmarks in nutrition, specific dietary components, nutrition in integrated biologic systems, nutritional assessment through the life cycle, nutrition in various clinical disorders, and public health and policy issues. Modern Nutrition in Health and Disease, 11th Edition, offers coverage of nutrition's role in disease prevention, international nu
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Author Caballero, Benjamin.
Cousins, Robert J
ISBN 1605474614
9781605474618