Main description:

In this second edition of 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.

Contents:

Contributors. Series Foreword. Preface. Dedication. 1 Core Concepts of Nutrition (Ian A Macdonald and Michael J Gibney). 2 Molecular Aspects of Nutrition (Helen M Roche, Herman E Popeijus and Ronald P Mensink). 3 Integration of Metabolism 1: Energy (Xavier M Leverv). 4 Integration of Metabolism 2: Macronutrients (Keith N Frayn and Abayomi O Akanji). 5 Integration of Metabolism 3: Protein and Amino Acids (Margaret E Brosnan, John T Brosnan and Vernon R Young). 6 Pregnancy and Lactation (Joop MA van Raaij and Lisette CPGM de Groot). 7 Growth and Ageing(Mark L Wahlqvist and Prasong Tienboon). 8 Nutrition and the Brain (John D Fernstrom and Madelyn H Fernstrom). 9 The Sensory Systems and Food Palatability (Conor M Delahunty). 10 The Gastrointestinal Tract (Mariano Manas, Emilio Martinez de Victoria, Angel Gil, Maria D Yago and John C Mathers). 11 The Cardiovascular System (Gabriele Riccardi, Angela Rivellese and Christine M Williams). 12 The Skeletal System (John M Pettifor, Ann Prentice, Kate Ward and Peter Cleaton-Jones). 13 The Immune and Infl ammatory Systems(Parveen Yaqoob and Philip C Calder). 14 Phytochemicals (Aedin Cassidy and Colin D Kay). 15 The Control of Food Intake (Adam Drewnowski and France Bellisle). 16 Overnutrition (Linda Bandini, Albert Flynn and Renee Scampini). 17 Undernutrition (Paul Kelly). 18 Exercise PerformanceAsker E Jeukendrup and Louise M Burke Index.