Nutritional biochemistry. Second edition. (Book Reviews).Brady T, Academic Press, San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , 1999, 1006 pages, $195.25, ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m 0-12-134836-9 This book deals with the metabolic basis of nutrition. After the introductory overviews of biochemical and physiological principles, a series of chapters describes the metabolic roles of all the nutrients. Individual nutrients are discussed in terms of their metabolic action, intake, excretion, assessment of nutritional status nutritional status, n the assessment of the state of nourishment of a patient or subject. , deficiency and toxicity. Metabolic diseases metabolic disease, n a disorder that causes dysfunction of the metabolic action of the body, resulting in loss of control of homeostasis. paraneoplastic syndrome get special mention with specific chapters on cancer and obesity while heart disease is integrated within the chapters on lipids and antioxidants Antioxidants Substances that reduce the damage of the highly reactive free radicals that are the byproducts of the cells. Mentioned in: Aging, Nutritional Supplements antioxidants, n. . A feature of this book is the use of data in the form of diagrams or tables taken from research articles. Such examples add to the depth of detail and help to explain the key concepts. Research data is also used to formulate exercises which are relatively brief but nonetheless encourage critical thinking. The chapters are referenced thoroughly and serve as a guide for sourcing further information. Another special feature is the integration of a broad range of information that is considered relevant to nutritionists. For instance, lipids are discussed at the biochemical level with explanation of the concepts of solubility solubility Degree to which a substance dissolves in a solvent to make a solution (usually expressed as grams of solute per litre of solvent). Solubility of one fluid (liquid or gas) in another may be complete (totally miscible; e.g. and transport, synthesis from precursors, intake of preformed lipids, interaction with disease, the Mediterranean diet Mediterranean diet Nutrition A diet that differs by country, characterized by ↑ consumption of olive oil, complex carbohydrates, vegetables, ↓ red meat. See Diet, Mediterranean diet pyramid. Cf Affluent diet. , the use of lipid lowering agents and how to choose foods from a menu. This level of integration will help nutrition students understand the relevance of basic science. The chapter on cancer starts with a description of the biochemical basis of mutations and the role of different genes and concludes with a section on epidemiology and the role of various nutrients in the causation or prevention of cancers. In this context one of the three appendices is very helpful in the interpretation of relative risk or odds ratio as is the copy of the Block questionnaire. The other two appendices provide further information on nutrition methodology and molecular techniques. Overall this is an excellent book, now in its second edition. Further revision will probably include more information on phytochemicals or phytoprotectants and will focus further on `metabolomics' and the role of genes in determining the response to nutrients. |
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