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Author Gropper, Sareen Annora Stepnick, author

Title Advanced nutrition and human metabolism / Sareen S. Gropper, Jack L. Smith
Edition Sixth edition
Published Belmont, CA : Wadsworth/Cengage Learning, [2013]
Belmont, California : Wadsworth/Cengage Learning, [2013]
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©2013

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Description xviii, 586 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
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Contents Contents note continued: Absorption, Transport, Storage, and Excretion -- Functions and Deficiency -- Interactions with Other Nutrients -- Recommended Intake, Toxicity, and Assessment of Nutriture -- Boron -- Sources -- Absorption, Transport, Storage, and Excretion -- Functions and Deficiency -- Recommended Intake, Toxicity, and Assessment of Nutriture -- Nickel -- Sources -- Absorption, Transport, Storage, and Excretion -- Functions and Deficiency -- Interactions with Other Nutrients -- Recommended Intake, Toxicity, and Assessment of Nutriture -- Silicon -- Sources -- Absorption, Transport, Storage, and Excretion -- Functions and Deficiency -- Recommended Intake, Toxicity, and Assessment of Nutriture -- Vanadium -- Sources -- Absorption, Transport, Storage, and Excretion -- Functions and Deficiency -- Recommended Intake, Toxicity, and Assessment of Nutriture -- Cobalt --
Contents note continued: Absorption, Transport, and Function -- Interactions with Other Nutrients -- Excretion -- Deficiency and Toxicity -- Adequate Intake and Assessment of Nutriture -- Chloride -- Sources -- Absorption, Transport, and Secretion -- Functions -- Excretion -- Deficiency -- Adequate Intake and Assessment of Nutriture -- Acid-Base Balance: The Control of Hydrogen Ion Concentration -- Acid-Base Buffers -- Respiratory Regulation of pH -- Renal Regulation of pH -- Summary -- Perspective Macrominerals and Hypertension -- Perspective Fluid Balance and the Thermal Stress of Exercise -- ch. 13 Essential Trace and Ultratrace Minerals -- Iron -- Sources -- Digestion, Absorption, Transport, and Storage -- Functions and Mechanisms of Action -- Turnover -- Interactions with Other Nutrients -- Excretion -- Recommended Dietary Allowance -- Deficiency -- Toxicity -- Assessment of Nutriture -- Zinc -- Sources -- Digestion, Absorption, Transport, and Storage --
Contents note continued: Anthropometry -- Densitometry/Hydrodensitometry -- Air-Displacement Plethysmography -- Absorptiometry -- Computerized (Axial) Tomography (CAT or CT) -- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) -- Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA) -- Ultrasonography or Ultrasound -- Infrared Interactance -- Atomic Methods -- Summary of Methods -- Energy Balance -- Prevalence of Obesity -- Components of Energy Expenditure -- Basal Metabolic Rate and Resting Energy Expenditure -- Thermic Effect of Food -- Energy Expenditure of Physical Activity -- Thermoregulation -- Assessing Energy Expenditure -- Direct Calorimetry -- Indirect Calorimetry -- Doubly Labeled Water -- Derived Formulas -- Regulation of Body Weight and Composition -- Genetic Influences -- Hormonal Influences -- Positive Energy Balance -- Negative Energy Balance -- Summary -- Perspective Eating Disorders -- Section III The Regulatory Nutrients -- ch. 9 Water-Soluble Vitamins -- Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid) --
Contents note continued: Assessment of Nutriture -- Phosphorus -- Sources -- Digestion, Absorption, and Transport -- Functions and Mechanisms of Action -- Excretion -- Recommended Dietary Allowance -- Deficiency -- Toxicity -- Assessment of Nutriture -- Magnesium -- Sources -- Digestion, Absorption, and Transport -- Functions and Mechanisms of Action -- Interactions with Other Nutrients -- Excretion -- Recommended Dietary Allowance -- Deficiency -- Toxicity -- Assessment of Nutriture -- Perspective Osteoporosis and Diet -- ch. 12 Water and Electrolytes -- Water Distribution in the Body -- Maintenance of Fluid Balance -- Osmotic Pressure -- Filtration Forces -- The Kidney's Role -- Vasopressin -- Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System -- Maintenance of Electrolyte Balance -- Sodium -- Sources -- Absorption, Transport, and Function -- Interactions with Other Nutrients -- Excretion -- Deficiency -- Adequate Intake and Assessment of Nutriture -- Potassium -- Sources --
Contents note continued: Chitin and Chitosan -- Polydextrose and Polyols -- Psyllium -- Resistant Dextrins -- Selected Properties and Physiological and Metabolic Effects of Fiber -- Solubility in Water -- Water-Holding/Hydration Capacity and Viscosity -- Adsorption or Binding Ability -- Degradability/Fermentability -- Roles of Fiber in Disease Prevention and Management -- Cardiovascular Disease -- Diabetes Mellitus -- Obesity and Weight Control -- Gastrointestinal Disorders -- Health Claims and Food Labels -- Recommended Fiber Intake -- Summary -- Perspective Phytochemicals and Herbal Supplements in Health and Disease -- Perspective Are Prebiotics Beneficial to Health? -- ch. 5 Lipids -- Structure and Biological Importance -- Fatty Acids -- Triacylglycerols (Triglycerides) -- Sterols and Steroids -- Phospholipids -- Glycolipids -- Digestion -- Triacylglycerol Digestion -- Cholesterol and Phospholipid Digestion -- Absorption -- Fatty Acid and Mono- and Diacylglycerol Absorption --
Contents note continued: Cholesterol Absorption -- Chylomicron Formation -- Transport and Storage -- Lipoprotein Complexes -- Role of the Liver and Adipose Tissue in Lipid Metabolism -- Metabolism of Lipoproteins -- Lipids, Lipoproteins, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk -- Cholesterol -- Saturated and Unsaturated Fatty Acids -- Trans Fatty Acids -- Lipoprotein(a) -- Apolipoprotein E -- Integrated Metabolism in Tissues -- Catabolism of Triacylglycerols and Fatty Acids -- Energy Considerations in Fatty Acid Oxidation -- Formation of Ketone Bodies -- Catabolism of Cholesterol -- Synthesis of Fatty Acids -- Synthesis of Triacylglycerols -- Synthesis of Cholesterol -- Regulation of Lipid Metabolism -- Brown Fat Thermogenesis -- Ethyl Alcohol: Metabolism and Biochemical Impact -- The Alcohol Dehydrogenase (ADH) Pathway -- The Microsomal Ethanol Oxidizing System (MEOS) -- Alcoholism: Biochemical and Metabolic Alterations -- Alcohol in Moderation: The Brighter Side -- Summary --
Contents note continued: Deficiency: Megaloblastic Macrocytic Anemia -- Toxicity -- Assessment of Nutriture -- Vitamin B6 -- Sources -- Digestion, Absorption, Transport, and Storage -- Functions and Mechanisms of Action -- Metabolism and Excretion -- Recommended Dietary Allowance -- Deficiency -- Toxicity -- Assessment of Nutriture -- Perspective Genetics and Nutrition: The Effect on Folic Acid Needs and Risk to Chronic Disease / Dr. Rita M. Johnson -- ch. 10 Fat-Soluble Vitamins -- Vitamin A and Carotenoids -- Sources -- Digestion and Absorption -- Transport, Metabolism, and Storage -- Functions and Mechanisms of Action -- Interactions with Other Nutrients -- Metabolism and Excretion -- Recommended Dietary Allowance -- Deficiency -- Toxicity: Hypervitaminosis A -- Assessment of Nutriture -- Vitamin D -- Sources -- Absorption -- Transport, Metabolism, and Storage -- Functions and Mechanisms of Action -- Interactions with Other Nutrients -- Metabolism and Excretion --
Contents note continued: Fluid Balancers -- Immunoprotectors -- Transporters -- Acute Phase Responders -- Other Roles -- Nitrogen-Containing Nonprotein Compounds -- Interorgan "Flow" of Amino Acids and Organ-Specific Metabolism -- Intestinal Cell Amino Acid Metabolism -- Amino Acids in the Plasma -- Glutamine and the Muscle, Intestine, Liver, and Kidneys -- Alanine and the Liver and Muscle -- Skeletal Muscle -- Kidneys -- Brain and Accessory Tissues -- Catabolism of Tissue Proteins -- Lysosomal Degradation -- Proteasomal Degradation -- Changes in Body Mass with Age -- Protein Quality and Protein and Amino Acid Needs -- Evaluation of Protein Quality -- Protein Information on Food Labels -- Assessing Protein and Amino Acid Needs -- Recommended Protein and Amino Acid Intakes -- Protein Deficiency/Malnutrition -- Summary -- Perspective The Impact of Starvation, Metabolic Stress, and Low-Grade Inflammation on Body Proteins and Protein Metabolism --
Contents note continued: Functions and Mechanisms of Action -- Interactions with Other Nutrients -- Excretion -- Recommended Dietary Allowance -- Deficiency -- Toxicity -- Assessment of Nutriture -- Copper -- Sources -- Digestion, Absorption, Transport, and Storage -- Functions and Mechanisms of Action -- Interactions with Other Nutrients -- Excretion -- Recommended Dietary Allowance -- Deficiency -- Toxicity -- Assessment of Nutriture -- Selenium -- Sources -- Digestion, Absorption, Transport, and Storage -- Functions and Mechanisms of Action -- Interactions with Other Nutrients -- Excretion -- Recommended Dietary Allowance -- Deficiency -- Toxicity -- Assessment of Nutriture -- Chromium -- Sources -- Digestion, Absorption, Transport, and Storage -- Functions and Mechanisms of Action -- Interactions with Other Nutrients -- Excretion -- Adequate Intake -- Deficiency -- Toxicity -- Assessment of Nutriture -- Iodine -- Sources -- Digestion, Absorption, Transport, and Storage --
Contents note continued: Functions and Mechanisms of Action -- Interactions with Other Nutrients -- Excretion -- Recommended Dietary Allowance -- Deficiency -- Toxicity -- Assessment of Nutriture -- Manganese -- Sources -- Digestion, Absorption, Transport, and Storage -- Functions and Mechanisms of Action -- Interactions with Other Nutrients -- Excretion -- Adequate Intake -- Deficiency -- Toxicity -- Assessment of Nutriture -- Molybdenum -- Sources -- Digestion, Absorption, Transport, and Storage -- Functions and Mechanisms of Action -- Interactions with Other Nutrients -- Excretion -- Recommended Dietary Allowance -- Deficiency -- Toxicity -- Assessment of Nutriture -- Perspective Nutrient-Drug Interactions -- ch. 14 Nonessential Trace and Ultratrace Minerals -- Fluoride -- Sources -- Absorption, Transport, Storage, and Excretion -- Functions and Deficiency -- Recommended Intake, Toxicity, and Assessment of Nutriture -- Arsenic -- Sources --
Contents note continued: Glucose Entry into Interstitial Fluid -- Maintenance of Blood Glucose Levels -- Glycemic Response to Carbohydrates -- Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load -- Integrated Metabolism in Tissues -- Glycogenesis -- Glycogenolysis -- Glycolysis -- The Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle -- Formation of ATP -- The Pentose Phosphate Pathway (Hexosemonophosphate Shunt) -- Gluconeogenesis -- Regulation of Metabolism -- Allosteric Enzyme Modulation -- Covalent Regulation -- Genetic Regulation -- Directional Shifts in Reversible Reactions -- Metabolic Control of Glycolysis and Gluconeogensis -- Summary -- Perspective High-Fructose Com Syrup: Just Another Sweetener? -- ch. 4 Fiber -- Definitions of Dietary Fiber and Functional Fiber -- Fiber and Plants -- Chemistry and Characteristics of Dietary and Functional Fibers -- Cellulose -- Hemicellulose -- Pectins -- Lignin -- Gums -- Ý-glucans -- Fructans: Inulin, Oligofructose, and Fructooligosaccharides -- Resistant Starch --
Contents note continued: Perspective No, Silver Is Not Another Essential Ultratrace Mineral: Tips to Identifying Bogus Claims about Dietary Supplements
Contents note continued: Perspective The Role of Lipoproteins and Immunity in Atherogenesis -- ch. 6 Protein -- Amino Acid Classification -- Structure -- Net Electrical Charge -- Polarity -- Essentiality -- Sources of Amino Acids -- Digestion -- Stomach -- Small Intestine -- Absorption -- Intestinal Brush Border Membrane Absorption -- Intestinal Basolateral Membrane Transport -- Amino Acid Absorption into Extraintestinal Tissues -- Amino Acid Metabolism -- Amino Acid Catabolism Overview -- Hepatic Catabolism and Uses of Aromatic Amino Acids -- Hepatic Catabolism and Uses of Sulfur (S)-Containing Amino Acids -- Hepatic Catabolism and Uses of Branched-Chain Amino Acids -- Hepatic Catabolism and Uses of Basic Amino Acids -- Hepatic Catabolism and Uses of Other Selected Amino Acids -- Protein Synthesis -- Protein Structure and Organization -- Functional Roles of Proteins and Nitrogen-Containing Nonprotein Compounds -- Catalysts -- Messengers -- Structural Elements -- Buffers --
Contents note continued: Recommended Dietary Allowance -- Deficiency: Rickets and Osteomalacia -- Toxicity -- Assessment of Nutriture -- Vitamin E -- Sources -- Digestion and Absorption -- Transport, Metabolism, and Storage -- Functions and Mechanisms of Action -- Interactions with Other Nutrients -- Metabolism and Excretion -- Recommended Dietary Allowance -- Deficiency -- Toxicity -- Assessment of Nutriture -- Vitamin K -- Sources -- Absorption -- Transport, Metabolism, and Storage -- Functions and Mechanisms of Action -- Interactions with Other Nutrients -- Metabolism and Excretion -- Adequate Intake -- Deficiency -- Toxicity -- Assessment of Nutriture -- Perspective The Antioxidant Nutrients, Reactive Species, and Disease -- ch. 11 Major Minerals -- Calcium -- Sources -- Digestion, Absorption, and Transport -- Functions and Mechanisms of Action -- Interactions with Other Nutrients -- Excretion -- Recommended Dietary Allowance -- Deficiency -- Toxicity --
Contents note continued: Sources -- Digestion, Absorption, Transport, and Storage -- Functions and Mechanisms of Action -- Interactions with Other Nutrients -- Metabolism and Excretion -- Recommended Dietary Allowance -- Deficiency: Scurvy -- Toxicity -- Assessment of Nutriture -- Thiamin (Vitamin B1) -- Sources -- Digestion, Absorption, Transport, and Storage -- Functions and Mechanisms of Action -- Metabolism and Excretion -- Recommended Dietary Allowance -- Deficiency: Beriberi -- Toxicity -- Assessment of Nutriture -- Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) -- Sources -- Digestion, Absorption, Transport, and Storage -- Functions and Mechanisms of Action -- Metabolism and Excretion -- Recommended Dietary Allowance -- Deficiency: Ariboflavinosis -- Toxicity -- Assessment of Nutriture -- Niacin (Vitamin B3) -- Sources -- Digestion, Absorption, Transport, and Storage -- Functions and Mechanisms of Action -- Metabolism and Excretion -- Recommended Dietary Allowance -- Deficiency: Pellagra --
Contents note continued: The Structures of the Digestive Tract and the Digestive and Absorptive Processes -- The Oral Cavity -- The Esophagus -- The Stomach -- The Small Intestine -- Immune System Protection of the Gastrointestinal Tract -- The Accessory Organs -- The Digestive and Absorptive Processes -- The Colon (Large Intestine) -- Coordination and Regulation of the Digestive Process -- Neural Regulation -- Regulatory Peptides -- Summary -- Perspective An Overview of Selected Digestive System Disorders with Implications for Nourishing the Body -- Section II Macronutrients and Their Metabolism -- ch. 3 Carbohydrates -- Overview of Structural Features -- Simple Carbohydrates -- Monosaccharides -- Complex Carbohydrates -- Oligosaccharides -- Polysaccharides -- Digestion -- Digestion of Polysaccharides -- Digestion of Disaccharides -- Absorption, Transport, and Distribution -- Absorption of Glucose and Galactose -- Absorption of Fructose -- Facilitative Transport -- Insulin --
Contents note continued: Toxicity -- Assessment of Nutriture -- Pantothenic Acid -- Sources -- Digestion, Absorption, Transport, and Storage -- Functions and Mechanisms of Action -- Metabolism and Excretion -- Adequate Intake -- Deficiency: Burning Feet Syndrome -- Toxicity -- Assessment of Nutriture -- Biotin -- Sources -- Digestion, Absorption, Transport, and Storage -- Functions and Mechanisms of Action -- Metabolism and Excretion -- Adequate Intake -- Deficiency -- Toxicity -- Assessment of Nutriture -- Folate -- Sources -- Digestion, Absorption, Transport, and Storage -- Functions and Mechanisms of Action -- Interactions with Other Nutrients -- Metabolism and Excretion -- Recommended Dietary Allowance -- Deficiency: Megaloblastic Macrocytic Anemia -- Toxicity -- Assessment of Nutriture -- Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) -- Sources -- Digestion, Absorption, Transport, and Storage -- Functions and Mechanisms of Action -- Metabolism and Excretion -- Recommended Dietary Allowance --
Contents note continued: ch. 7 Integration and Regulation of Metabolism and the Impact of Exercise and Sport -- Interrelationship of Carbohydrate, Lipid, and Protein Metabolism -- Macronutrient Intermediates Interconversions -- Energy Homeostasis -- AMP-Activated Protein Kinase -- The Central Role of the Liver in Metabolism -- Tissue-Specific Metabolism during the Fed-Fast Cycle -- Carbohydrate and Lipid Metabolism -- Amino Acid Metabolism -- System Integration and Homeostasis -- Endocrine Function in Fed State -- Endocrine Function in Postabsorptive or Fasting State -- Sports Nutrition -- Biochemical Assessment of Physical Exertion -- Energy Sources during Exercise -- Carbohydrate Supplementation (Supercompensation) -- Summary -- Perspective Metabolic Syndrome -- ch. 8 Body Composition, Energy Expenditure, and Energy Balance -- Body Weight: What Should We Weigh? -- Body Mass Index -- Formulas -- The Composition of the Human Body -- Methods for Measuring Body Composition --
Machine generated contents note: Section I Cells and Their Nourishment -- ch. 1 The Cell: A Microcosm of Lift -- Components of Typical Cells -- Plasma Membrane -- Cytoplasmic Matrix -- Mitochondrion -- Nucleus -- Control of Gene Expression -- Endoplasmic Reticulum and Golgi Apparatus -- Lysosomes and Peroxisomes -- Cellular Proteins -- Receptors and Intracellular Signaling -- Transport Proteins -- Catalytic Proteins (Enzymes) -- Clinical Applications of Cellular Enzymes -- Apoptosis -- Programmed Death -- Potential Mechanisms -- Biological Energy -- Energy Release and Consumption in Chemical Reactions -- Expressions of Energy -- The Role of High-Energy Phosphate in Energy Storage -- Coupled Reactions in the Transfer of Energy -- Reduction Potentials -- Summary -- Perspective Nutritional Genomics: A New Perspective on Food / Ruth DeBusk -- ch. 2 The Digestive System: Mechanism for Nourishing the Body --
Summary Current, comprehensive, and designed to maximize clarity of the concepts you need to know, best seller Advanced Nutrition and Human Metabolism, sixth edition delivers its signature quality content in a student-friendly presentation
Analysis Biological sciences
Dietetics & nutrition
Nursing
Notes Previous ed.: 2009
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Audience Tertiary/Undergraduate, Postgraduate
Subject Human physiology.
Metabolism.
Nutrition.
Vitamins in human nutrition.
Nutritional Physiological Phenomena.
Metabolism.
Author Smith, Jack L., author
LC no. 2012935123
ISBN 1133104053
9781133104056