Nutrition Metabolic and Clinical Applications

Nutrition Metabolic and Clinical Applications / by R.E. Hodges ; edited by Roslyn B. Alfin-Slater, David Kritchevsky.

The science of nutrition has advanced beyond expectation since Antoine La­ voisier as early as the 18th century showed that oxygen was necessary to change nutrients in foods to compounds which would become a part of the human body. He was also the first to measure metabolism and to show that oxidati...

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Main Author: Hodges, R.E (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Alfin-Slater, Roslyn B. (Editor), Kritchevsky, David (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 1979.
Edition:1st ed. 1979.
Series:Human Nutrition, A Comprehensive Treatise ; 4
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Subjects:
Nutrition   .
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Table of Contents:
  • 1 The Hematopoietic System
  • 1. Iron Deficiency
  • 2. Vitamin B12 and Folate Deficiency
  • 3. Other Nutrient Deficiencies Affecting Hematopoiesis
  • 4. References
  • 2 Nutritional Disorders of the Nervous System
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Thiamine Deficiency
  • 3. Vitamin B12 Deficiency
  • 4. Nutritional Amblyopia
  • 5. Niacin Deficiency
  • 6. Pyridoxine
  • 7. Folic Acid
  • 8. References
  • 3 Nutrition and the Musculoskeletal System
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Nutrition and Skeletal Muscle
  • 3. Cardiomyopathies—Myocardial Disease
  • 4. Nutrition and the Skeletal System (Bone)
  • 5. References
  • 4 The Interaction between the Gastrointestinal Tract and Nutrient Intake
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Effects of Dietary Nutritional Deficiencies and Excesses on the Gastrointestinal Tract
  • 3. Effects of Gastrointestinal Disease on Nutrient Absorption and Utilization
  • 4. References
  • 5 Nutritional Effects of Hepatic Failure
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Dietary Intake
  • 3. Digestion and Absorption
  • 4. Metabolism
  • 5. Vitamins
  • 6. Minerals
  • 7. References
  • 6 Cardiac Failure
  • 1. Physiology of Cardiac Failure
  • 2. Signs, Symptoms, and Results of Cardiac Failure
  • 3. Treatment of Cardiac Failure
  • 4. Summary
  • 5. References
  • 7 The Relationship of Diet and Nutritional Status to Cancer
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Restricted or Excessive Dietary Intakes
  • 3. Dietary Protein
  • 4. Fat
  • 5. Carbohydrate
  • 6. Vitamins
  • 7. Minerals
  • 8. References
  • 8 Mutual Relationships among Aging, Nutrition, and Health
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Physiologic Aging, Nutrition, and Health Promotion
  • 3. Eating and Aging
  • 4. Education: Prime Catalyst in Inducing Change
  • 5. Conclusion
  • 6. References
  • 9 Effects of Organ Failure on Nutrient Absorption, Transportation, and Utilization: Endocrine System
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Diabetes Mellitus
  • 3. Vitamin D and Parathyroid Disorders
  • 4. Thyroid Disorders
  • 5. Other Endocrine Disturbances with Nutritional Implications
  • 6. References
  • 10 Megavitamins and Food Fads
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Definition of Vitamins
  • 3. Other Statements on U.S. Senate Bill S2801
  • 4. Overdosage
  • 5. Nonvitamins Promoted as Vitamins by Health Food Stores
  • 6. References
  • 11 Effects of Ethanol on Nutritional Status
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Effects of Ethanol on the Gastrointestinal Tract and the Liver
  • 3. Effects of Ethanol on Nutrient Metabolism
  • 4. Nutritional Value of Alcoholic Beverages
  • 5. Nutritional Status of Alcoholics
  • 6. References
  • 12 Infectious Diseases: Effects on Food Intake and Nutrient Requirements
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Nutritional Responses to Acute Febrile Infections
  • 3. Nutritional Aspects of Chronic Infection
  • 4. Nutrient Requirements during Infection
  • 5. Summary
  • 6. References
  • 13 Obesity: Its Assessment, Risks, and Treatments
  • 1. Definition and Diagnosis
  • 2. Adipose Tissue in Obesity
  • 3. Risks
  • 4. Treatment
  • 5. Conclusions
  • 6. References
  • 14 Nutrition and the Kidney
  • 1. Kidney Function
  • 2. Interrelationships between Nutrients and Kidney Dysfunction
  • 3. Effects of Malnutrition on Renal Function
  • 4. Urinary Tract Stones
  • 5. Nephrotic Syndrome
  • 6. Hypertension
  • 7. Chronic Renal Failure
  • 8. Acute Renal Failure
  • 9. Parenteral Nutrition in Acute and Chronic Renal Failure
  • 10. References
  • Epilogue.

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