Present knowledge in nutrition. Volume 1, Basic nutrition and metabolism /
Present Knowledge in Nutrition: Basic Nutrition and Metabolism, Eleventh Edition, provides an accessible, referenced source on the most current information in the broad field of nutrition. Now broken into two volumes and updated to reflect scientific advancements since the publication of the last ed...
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| Language: | English |
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London :
Academic Press,
[2020]
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| Edition: | Eleventh edition. |
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| Online Access: | ScienceDirect |
Table of Contents:
- Front Cover
- PRESENT KNOWLEDGE IN NUTRITION
- PRESENT KNOWLEDGE IN NUTRITION
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents of Volume 1
- Editor Biographies
- BERNADETTE P. MARRIOTT, PHD
- DIANE F. BIRT, PHD
- VIRGINIA A. STALLINGS, MD, MS
- ALLISON A. YATES, PHD, MSPH, RD
- Contributors to Volume 1
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- A
- Macronutrients
- 1
- ENERGY METABOLISM
- I. INTRODUCTION
- II. NUTRIENT AND ENERGY METABOLISM
- A Nutrient Metabolism
- B Energy Metabolism
- Direct calorimetry
- Indirect calorimetry
- C Application
- III. COMPONENTS OF ENERGY EXPENDITURE
- A Diet-Induced Energy Expenditure
- B Resting Energy Expenditure
- C Activity-Induced Energy Expenditure
- IV. ENERGY REQUIREMENT
- A Body Composition and Energy Requirement
- B Food Intake and Energy Requirement
- Underfeeding
- Overfeeding
- C Physical Activity and Energy Requirement
- D Adaptive Thermogenesis
- Exercise Economy
- Training
- Aging
- V. ENERGY REQUIREMENT AND DISEASE
- VI. REFERENCES
- 2
- PROTEIN AND AMINO ACIDS
- I. INTRODUCTION
- A Background
- B Nutrient Function and Structure
- Amino acids
- Peptides
- C Functions of Proteins
- Transport proteins
- Signaling proteins
- II. NUTRIENT METABOLISM
- A Protein Synthesis
- Resulting protein structure
- B Protein Breakdown
- C Digestion
- Gastrointestinal peptides
- Enzymatic hydrolysis
- Role of gut microbes
- D Absorption
- E Protein and Amino Acid Metabolism
- Methods to measure protein turnover
- Nitrogen balance
- Tracer methodology to measure protein turnover
- Measurements of protein turnover in specific tissue organs in vivo
- Other approaches to measure protein breakdown
- F Protein Metabolism in Specific Organs
- Gastrointestinal tract
- Liver
- Degradation of amino acids
- Nonessential amino acid synthesis
- Protein synthesis
- Urea synthesis
- Carbon metabolism
- Skeletal muscle
- Kidney
- Brain and central nervous system
- III. DIETARY REQUIREMENTS
- Indicators and Criteria of Protein Adequacy
- B Approaches to Assess Protein Adequacy/Status
- Factorial method
- Nitrogen balance method
- Statistical analysis of nitrogen balance data
- C Assessment of Amino Acid Adequacy
- Indicators for assessing essential amino acid needs
- Plasma amino acid response method
- Amino acid oxidation methods
- D Reference Intake Levels
- Estimated average requirements
- Recommended dietary allowance
- Adequate intake
- Tolerable Upper Intake Level
- F Dietary Sources
- Estimates of protein intake in the United States
- Determining protein quality
- Methods to analyze for protein content in food
- IV. ISSUES RELATED TO PROTEIN AND AMINO ACIDS IN HUMAN HEALTH
- A Adaptation to Fasting and Starvation
- Fasting
- Starvation
- B Transition to Ketone Bodies as the Primary Fuel Source
- V. REFERENCES
- 3
- CARBOHYDRATES
- I. INTRODUCTION
- A Background
- B Nutrient Function and Structure
- Monosaccharides