For the advanced course for majors, this text takes a cells to systems approach. The text and research focus on normal nutrition and physiological function in the human, rather than on strictly clinical aspects. The new edition features updated coverage of antioxidants and alcohol. This edition includes the 1993 Diabetes Control and Complications Trial.

Advanced Nutrition and Human Metabolism

Science & Math

Gropper, Sareen S.

Groff, James L.

Hunt, Sara

Biological Sciences

Wadsworth Publishing

This text presents nutrition at the biochemical and metabolic level and covers the biochemistry of vitamins, minerals, and energy nutrients. Written specifically for the advanced nutrition course, this text continues to be the hallmark text used in the majority of courses across the country due to its selected topic coverage at the appropriate level.

The leading and most current text available for the capstone level undergraduate nutrition course, Advanced Nutrition and Human Metabolism, Fourth Edition provides a sophisticated understanding of digestion, absorption and metabolism of fat, protein and carbohydrates. It covers the biochemistry of vitamins, minerals, and energy nutrients. In addition, the text examines the structure and function of water-soluble and fat-soluble vitamins and their regulatory role in metabolism, looks at electrolyte and fluid balance, and examines the role of nutrition in the development or exacerbation of chronic disease. This text continues to set the hallmark for this course through the authors' ability to clearly and accurately explain even the most complex metabolic processes and concepts.

Advanced Nutrition and Human Metabolism (with InfoTrac)

Smith, Jack L.

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Advanced Nutrition and Human Metabolism

Advanced Nutrition and Human Metabolism

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