Nutrition and Metabolism

Susan A Lanham-New editor Ian A Macdonald editor Helen M Roche editor Annemie M W J Schols editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Published:14th Mar '24

Should be back in stock very soon

Nutrition and Metabolism cover

Comprehensive resource on all aspects of nutrition and metabolism; covering vitamin and mineral deficiencies, diseases, immunity, brain and bone health, and more.

Now in its third edition, Nutrition and Metabolism has been updated throughout to present readers with the core principles of nutrition in the context of a systems and health approach.

Written by a team of internationally renowned experts, the text includes information on:

  • Body composition, energy metabolism, proteins, amino acids, carbohydrates, lipids, vitamins, minerals, trace elements, food intake, and food composition
  • Energy, macronutrients, pregnancy and lactation, growth and aging, brain nutrition, sensory systems and food palatability, the gastrointestinal system, and the cardiovascular system
  • Societal food choices, over- and undernutrition, eating disorders, dieting, foetal programming, cancer, osteoporosis, and diabetes
  • How nutrition affects the liver, pancreas, kidney, lungs, heart and blood vessels, and how nutrition relates to the development of traumatic, infectious, and malignant diseases

Nutrition and Metabolism is an essential resource for students and practitioners of nutrition and dietetics, as well as students majoring in other subjects that have a nutrition component.

ISBN: 9781119840237

Dimensions: 252mm x 203mm x 25mm

Weight: 1134g

496 pages

3rd edition