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Nutrition and the Adult

Macronutrients Volume 3A

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  • © 1980

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Editors:
  1. Roslyn B. Alfin-Slater

    1. University of California, Los Angeles, USA

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  2. David Kritchevsky

    1. The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, USA

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Part of the book series: Human Nutrition (HUNU, volume 3A)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. Nutrient Requirements: What They Are and Bases for Recommendations

    • Roslyn B. Alfin-Slater, Rose Mirenda
    Pages 1-48

  3. Energy: Caloric Requirements

    • Elsworth R. Buskirk, Jose Mendez
    Pages 49-95

  4. Suppliers of Energy: Carbohydrates

    • Ian Macdonald
    Pages 97-116

  5. Suppliers of Energy: Fat

    • Roslyn B. Alfin-Slater, Lilla Aftergood
    Pages 117-140

  6. Suppliers of Energy: Carbohydrate—Fat Interrelationships

    • Dale R. Romsos, Steven D. Clarke
    Pages 141-158

  7. Energetics and the Demands for Maintenance

    • Keith A. Crist, R. L. Baldwin, Judith S. Stern
    Pages 159-182

  8. Nutrients with Special Functions: Proteins and Amino Acids in Tissue Maintenance

    • Andrew J. Clifford
    Pages 183-211

  9. Nutrients with Special Functions: Essential Fatty Acids

    • James F. Mead
    Pages 213-238

  10. Nutrients with Special Functions: Cholesterol

    • David Kritchevsky, Susanne K. Czarnecki
    Pages 239-258

  11. Nutrients with Special Functions: Dietary Fiber

    • Jon A. Story, David Kritchevsky
    Pages 259-279

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 281-290
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About this book

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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of California, Los Angeles, USA

    Roslyn B. Alfin-Slater

  • The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, USA

    David Kritchevsky

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Nutrition and the Adult

  • Book Subtitle: Macronutrients Volume 3A

  • Editors: Roslyn B. Alfin-Slater, David Kritchevsky

  • Series Title: Human Nutrition

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-3015-8

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Plenum Press, New York 1980

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4613-3017-2Published: 09 November 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4613-3015-8Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 308

  • Topics: Nutrition

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