Nutrition : metabolic and clinical applications / edited by Robert E. Hodges
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- 出版： Milton Keynes, UK : Lightning Source UK Ltd. [2012?]
- 叢書名： Human nutrition ;v.4
- 主題： Nutrition disorders. , Metabolic Diseases. , Nutrition disorders. , Deficiency diseases. , Metabolism, Disorders of , Infection--Nutritional aspects
- ISBN： 9781461572152 (pbk.) :: US$101.78 、 1461572150 (pbk.)
- 一般註：Includes bibliographical references and index. Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1979 edition Orihinally published by Plenum Press New York in1979
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- 系統號： 005210595 | 機讀編目格式
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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 oxidation within the body produces heat and energy. In the two hundred years that have elapsed, the essentiality of nitrogen-containing nutrients and of proteins for growth and maintenance of tissue has been established; the ne cessity for carbohydrates and certain types of fat for health has been docu mented; vitamins necessary to prevent deficiency diseases have been identified and isolated; and the requirement of many mineral elements for health has been demonstrated. Further investigations have defined the role of these nutrients in metabolic processes and quantitated their requirements at various stages of development. Additional studies have involved their use in the possible prevention of, and therapy for, disease conditions.