Advanced Nutrition: Macronutrients, Second Edition

Published:
July 28, 2000 by CRC Press - 368 Pages
Author(s):
Carolyn D. Berdanier, Professor Emerita, University of Georgia, Athens, USA
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Features

  • Includes fully revised, updated, and expanded material
  • Places greater emphasis on gene expression as affected by nutrition
  • Considers aging in each unit reflecting the rising concern of aging populations in developed nations
  • Discusses uncoupling proteins with particular emphasis on the regulation of body fat, mitochondrial genome-particularly as it relates to the development of diabetes, and apoptosis and its control

    • Summary

    The explosion of knowledge about satiety and hunger has given new meaning to our understanding of the genetics of obesity. New interest in gene expression as related to nutrition and advances in the field of macronutrients has made the latest nutrition research intriguing.

    Advanced Nutrition: Macronutrients adopts an integrated approach to the understanding of macronutrient nutrition. It provides scientific foundations of the current findings on energy balance, protein need, gene expression, and carbohydrate and lipid use, and maintains emphasis on the biochemical and physiological basis for nutrient need.

    Table of Contents

    ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
    PREFACE
    DEFINITIONS
    HUMAN HEALTH, FOOD AND NUTRITION
    Overview
    Population Studies
    Aging
    Diet and Disease Relationships
    Food Intake Studies in Humans
    Dietary Reference Tables
    WATER
    Chemical and Physical Properties of Water
    The Functions of Water are based on Its Physical and Chemical Properties
    Body Water
    Apoptosis
    Regulation
    Body Composition
    Water Balance
    Regulation of Water Balance
    Water Needs
    ENERGY
    Definition
    Energy Need
    Abnormal Energy States
    Regulation of Food Intake
    PROTEINS
    Overview
    Amino Acids
    Peptides and Proteins
    Protein Structure
    Classification of Proteins
    Protein Use
    Functions of Proteins
    Protein Intake Recommendations
    Protein Deficiency
    Integration of the Metabolic Features of Protein Nutrition
    CARBOHYDRATES
    Classification
    Structure and Nomenclature
    Sources of Carbohydrate
    Digestion and Absorption
    Metabolism
    Abnormalities in the Regulation of Glucose Homeostasis: Diabetes Mellitus
    Other Health Concerns in Carbohydrate Nutrition
    Carbohydrate Requirements
    LIPIDS
    Classification
    Structure and Nomenclature
    Sources of Lipids
    Digestion and Absorption
    Transport
    Metabolism
    Health Concerns in Lipid Nutrition
    NOTE: Supplemental Readings at the end of each unit.

    Editorial Reviews

    About the first edition:

    "Notable features of this book are many. The book contains a wealth of excellent illustrations...supplemental readings at the end of each chapter serve as excellent sources for a more in-depth study of the presented material."
    --Martin J. Kullen, University of Minnesota, in American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 1996, 63: 141-142

    About the first edition:

    "Berdanier's background as a nutritional biochemist gives this text much more depth than other advanced nutrition books...The text does an excellent job describing macronutrients' role in energy metabolism."
    --Joanne L. Slavin, J. Am. Diet. Assoc., 96(1), January 1996

    "The author is a credible authority on much of the subject matter of this book."
    --Doody Publishing, November 2000

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