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Nutrition

  • Amino Acidsby Guoyao Wu

    CRC Press 2013; US$ 99.95

    This up-to-date book presents basic concepts and recent advances in amino acid biochemistry and nutrition, providing comprehensive coverage of developments over the past 45 years. It includes information on absorption, metabolism, and excretion of amino acids while addressing protein quality and requirements. The text discusses metabolic pathways of... more...

  • The Fast Metabolism Dietby Haylie Pomroy

    Random House Group Ltd 2013; US$ 14.67

    Beverly Hills nutritionist Haylie Pomroy has a long list of loyal celebrity clients - including Jennifer Lopez, Raquel Welch and Reese Witherspoon. With this book she makes her carpet-ready methods available to everybody - and promises you can lose up to 20lbs in 28 days. Haylie Pomroy has helped thousands of clients lose up to 20 pounds... more...

  • The Mediterranean Dietby Richard Hoffman; Mariette Gerber

    Wiley 2013; US$ 81.99

    Recent large-scale epidemiological studies have confirmed the pre-eminence of the Mediterranean diet for reducing the risk of primary and secondary heart disease and cancer. There is also increasingly convincing evidence for its protective value against diabetes, dementias and other age-related disorders, and for increasing overall longevity. The... more...

  • Carotenoids and Vitamin A in Translational Medicineby Olaf Sommerburg

    CRC Press 2013; US$ 159.95

    Vitamin A (retinol) is an essential dietary compound with myriad metabolic and regulatory functions. Deficiency can result in vision problems, compromised immune responses, and a host of other medical issues. More than 600 carotenoids have been identified in plants, algae, fungi, and bacteria, and around 50 carotenoids-including beta-carotene-can be... more...

  • Nutrition and Developmentby BNF (British Nutrition Foundation)

    Wiley 2013; US$ 98.95

    This latest report from the British Nutrition Foundation comprehensively covers the subject of Developmental Programming and Diet. This book covers programming factors involved in the vulnerabilities in early development to nutrients and looks in detail at the relationship between nutrition during critical phases of development and disease risk later... more...

  • Culinary Nutritionby Jacqueline B. Marcus

    Elsevier Science 2013; US$ 89.95

    Culinary Nutrition: The Science and Practice of Healthy Cooking is the first textbook specifically written to connect food science, nutrition and culinology. The book uses real-life applications, recipes and color photographs of finished dishes to emphasize the necessity of sustainably deliverable, health-beneficial and taste-desirable products.... more...

  • Cardiovascular Diseasesby Nilanjana Maulik

    CRC Press 2013; US$ 149.95

    With cardiovascular disease remaining one of the primary causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, there is a great need to further understand the molecular basis of this disease class and develop new therapeutic or preventative measures. Cardiovascular Diseases: Nutritional and Therapeutic Interventions presents up-to-date information on the pathobiology... more...

  • Manual of Dietetic Practiceby Briony Thomas; Jacki Bishop

    Wiley 2013; US$ 164.99

    The standard work for all those involved in the field of clinical nutrition and dietetics, The Manual of Dietetic Practice has been equipping health care professionals with the essential foundations on which to build expertise and specialist skill since it was first published in 1988. The fourth edition responds to the changing demand for multidisciplinary,... more...

  • Practical Manual of Clinical Obesityby Robert Kushner; Victor Lawrence; Sudhesh Kumar

    Wiley 2013; US$ 70.95

    This accessible guide to obesity and its clinical management provides clear, didactic, clinically focused guidance for all healthcare professionals involved in the treatment and management of patients with obesity, thus acting as a repository of essential practical knowledge. It is an ideal practical guide for registrars and residents in endocrinology... more...

  • Lifestyle Medicineby James M. Rippe

    CRC Press 2013; US$ 179.95

    There is no doubt that daily habits and actions exert a profound health impact. The fact that nutritional practices, level of physical activity, weight management, and other behaviors play key roles both in the prevention and treatment of most metabolic diseases has been recognized by their incorporation into virtually every evidence-based medical... more...