CRC Desk Reference for Nutrition (Hardcover, 3rd edition)

Following in the tradition of its popular predecessors, the CRC Desk Reference for Nutrition, Third Edition explains hundreds of terms commonly used in medicine, food science, metabolism, physiology, and nutrition. Thoroughly updated and expanded to reflect major advances over the past decade, this reference lists entries alphabetically and even cross-references them when multiple terms are used for the same definition. Each entry is followed either by a definition, paragraph, essay, composition, article, or feature article. Many of the more complex entries are supported with figures or tables. New Material in the Third Edition * Gut hormones and their functions * Food intake recommendations * New drugs with nutritional applications * Novel discoveries of transport and messenger proteins * Gene polymorphisms involved in nutritional responses A compilation of terms of interest to the nutritionist and non-nutritionist, this book is an alphabetical list of medical terms, drugs, biochemical, genetic and physiological terms relevant to understanding the need for and use of nutrients.

General

Imprint:	Crc Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2011
First published:	2011
Authors:	Carolyn D. Berdanier
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 31mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	492
Edition:	3rd edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-4398-4844-9
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > Personal & public health > Dietetics & nutrition
LSN:	1-4398-4844-0
Barcode:	9781439848449

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