Author : Ruth L. Pike,Myrtle Laurestine Brown
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 1112 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : UOM:39015006028685
Nutrition, an Integrated Approach by Ruth L. Pike,Myrtle Laurestine Brown Pdf
Abstract: A comprehensive treatise for nutritionists andother health professionals covers basic facts of nutritionscience and their relationship to body function. The 26chapters address various aspects of macro- andmicro-nutrients; physiology and nutrition (digestion,absorption, transport, exchange); the cell, its function,components, and nutrient needs; characteristics and function of specialized cells (blood, bone, muscle, nerve, andadipose cells); and the composition and nutrientrequirements of the body as a whole. Information on dietarystandards and that gleamed from nutrition surveys is alsopresented. (wz).