In this second edition of the second title in the acclaimed Nutrition Society Textbook Series, Nutrition and Metabolism has been revised and updated to meet the needs of the contemporary student.
Groundbreaking in their scope and approach, the titles in the series:
- Provide students with the required scientific basics of nutrition in the context of a systems and health approach
- Enable teachers and students to explore the core principles of nutrition, to apply these throughout their training, and to foster critical thinking at all times. Throughout, key areas of knowledge are identified
- Are fully peer reviewed, to ensure completeness and clarity of content, as well as to ensure that each book takes a global perspective
Nutrition and Metabolism is an essential purchase for students of nutrition and dietetics, and also for those students who major in other subjects that have a nutrition component, such as food science, medicine, pharmacy and nursing. Professionals in nutrition, dietetics, food science, medicine, health sciences and many related areas will also find much of great value within its covers.Content:
Chapter 1 Core Concepts of Nutrition (pages 1โ6): Professor Ian A Macdonald and Professor Michael J Gibney
Chapter 2 Molecular Aspects of Nutrition (pages 7โ34): Associate Professor Helen M Roche, Assistant Professor Herman E Popeijus and Professor Ronald P Mensink
Chapter 3 Integration of Metabolism 1: Energy (pages 35โ48): Dr Xavier M Leverve
Chapter 4 Integration of Metabolism 2: Macronutrients (pages 49โ71): Professor Keith N Frayn and Professor Abayomi O Akanji
Chapter 5 Integration of Metabolism 3: Protein and Amino Acids (pages 72โ101): Dr Margaret E Brosnan, Professor John T Brosnan and Dr Vernon R Young
Chapter 6 Pregnancy and Lactation (pages 102โ118): Dr Joop Ma van Raaij and Dr Lisette CPGM de Groot
Chapter 7 Growth and Ageing (pages 119โ154): Professor Mark L Wahlqvist and Dr Prasong Tienboon
Chapter 8 Nutrition and the Brain (pages 155โ183): Professor John D Fernstrom and Dr Madelyn H Fernstrom
Chapter 9 The Sensory Systems and Food Palatability (pages 184โ204): Dr Conor M Delahunty
Chapter 10 The Gastrointestinal Tract (pages 205โ246): Professor Mariano Manas, Professor Emilio Martinez de Victoria, Professor Angel Gil, Dr Maria D Yago and Professor John C Mathers
Chapter 11 The Cardiovascular System (pages 247โ271): Professor Gabriele Riccardi, Associate Professor Angela A Rivellese and Professor Christine M Williams
Chapter 12 The Skeletal System (pages 272โ311): Professor John M Pettifor, Dr Ann Prentice, Dr Kate Ward and Professor Peter Cleaton?Jones
Chapter 13 The Immune and Inflammatory Systems (pages 312โ338): Dr Parveen Yaqoob and Professor Philip C Calder
Chapter 14 Phytochemicals (pages 339โ352): Professor Aedin Cassidy and Dr Colin D Kay
Chapter 15 The Control of Food Intake (pages 353โ359): Dr Adam Drewnowski and Dr France Bellisle
Chapter 16 Overnutrition (pages 360โ377): Associate Professor Linda Bandini, Professor Albert Flynn and Renee Scampini
Chapter 17 Undernutrition (pages 378โ386): Dr Paul Kelly
Chapter 18 Exercise Performance (pages 387โ417): Professor Asker E Jeukendrup and Dr Louise M Burke