Front Matter....Pages 1-6
Introduction....Pages 7-9
How Much Food Does Man Require? An Evaluation of Human Energy Needs....Pages 11-25
Thermogenic Responses Induced by Nutrients in Man: Their Importance in Energy Balance Regulation....Pages 26-44
Energy Expenditure and Whole Body Protein Synthesis in Very Low Birth Weight (VLBW) Infants....Pages 45-56
Energy Fuel and Hormonal Profile in Experimental Obesities....Pages 57-76
Nutrient Intake and Energy Regulation in Physical Exercise....Pages 77-88
Protein Turnover, Nitrogen Balance and Rehabilitation....Pages 89-106
Amino Acid Signals and Food Intake and Preference: Relation to Body Protein Metabolism....Pages 107-134
Food Processing and Storage as a Determinant of Protein and Amino Acid Availability....Pages 135-156
Energy/Protein Interrelation in Experimental Food Restriction....Pages 157-170
Behavioural Strategies in the Regulation of Food Choice....Pages 171-196
The Relationship of Pellagra to Corn and the Low Availability of Niacin in Cereals....Pages 197-222
Iron Requirements and Bioavailability of Dietary Iron....Pages 223-244
Vitamin Deficiencies in Rice-Eating Populations Effects of B-Vitamin Supplements....Pages 245-263
Vitamin A-Deficiency Impairs the Normal Mannosylation, Conformation and Iodination of Thyroglobulin: A New Etiological Approach to Endemic Goitre....Pages 264-297
Is the Adult Protein-Energy Malnutrition Syndrome the Same as that Described in the Infant?....Pages 298-338
Public Health/Clinical Significance of Inorganic Chemical Elements....Pages 339-355
Food Consumption, Neurotransmitter Synthesis, and Human Behaviour....Pages 356-369
General Remarks....Pages 370-382