Gropper, Sareen S.

Advanced nutrition and human metabolism / Sareen S. Gropper, Jack L. Smith and Timothy P. Carr. - Eighth Edition - Boston, MA : Cengage Learning, 2021 - xxi, 634 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm

Section I: Cells and their nourishment
1. The cell: a microcosm of life
2. The digestive system: mechanism for nourishing the body
Section II: Macronutrients and their metabolism
3. Carbohydrates
4. Fiber
5. Lipids
6. Protein
7. Integration and regulation of metabolism and the impact of exercise
8. Energy expenditure, body composition and healthy weight
Section III: The regulatory nutrients
9. The water-soluble vitamins
10. The fat-soluble vitamins
11. Major minerals
12. Water and electrolytes
13. Essential trace and ultratrace minerals
-14. Nonessential trace and ultratrace minerals

Prepare for your career in Nutrition with 'Advanced nutrition and human metabolism'. You'll find even the most complex metabolic processes and concepts easy to understand as the authors equip you with a solid understanding of: digestion absorption, and metabolism of fat, protein, and carbohydrates; The structures and functions of water-soluble and fat-soluble vitamins; the functions of water and minerals in the body; and nutrient food sources, recommended intakes, deficiency and toxicity.

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Nutrition
Nutritional Physiological Phenomena.
Nutritional Requirements
Dietetics
Metabolism

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