Nutrition
About This Book
1 1 Nutrition Basics The field of nutrition is dynamic. This means that our understanding and practices are constantly changing and being updated. Some of nutrition’s dynamic nature may be due to the fact that nutrition, as a discipline, is relatively young (many vitamins weren’t isolated until the 1930s) compared to many other scientific fields. New research is always being conducted and the findings are continuously being reported to the public. With so much information, discernment must be ex
| Category | general |
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| Subject | Dietetics and nutrition |
| Year | 2023 |
| Authors | |
| Chapters | 105 |
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| License | Creative Commons - Attribution - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
Chapters
- 2 1.1 The Basics
- 5 1.13 The Scientific Method
- 6 1.2 Epidemiology
- 8 1.4 Human Intervention Studies/Clinical Trials
- 11 1.7 Interpreting Research
- 13 2.1 Carbohydrates
- 14 2.11 Simple Carbohydrates
- 16 2.13 Alternative Sweeteners
- 17 2.14 Oligosaccharides
- 21 2.153 Fiber
- 26 2.24 Protein Functions
- 29 2.27 Protein Quality
- 32 2.31 How Does Fat Differ From Lipids?
- 33 2.32 Fatty Acids
- 35 2.34 Essential Fatty Acids & Eicosanoids
- 37 2.36 Phospholipids
- 38 2.37 Sterols
- 47 4.51 Diabetes
- 48 4.52 Glycemic Index
- 49 4.53 Glycemic Load
- 51 4.7 Lipid Uptake, Absorption & Transport
- 58 3.41 Digestive Hormones, Accessory Organs & Secretions
- 59 3.42 Carbohydrate Digestion in the Small Intestine
- 60 3.43 Protein Digestion in the Small Intestine
- 63 3.6 The Large Intestine
- 64 3.61 Probiotics & Prebiotics
- 66 5.6 Diverticulosis and Diverticulit
- 68 5.4 Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- 69 5.1 Peptic Ulcers
- 71 5.2 Gallstones
- 72 5.7 Hemorrhoids
- 74 6.1 Metabolism Basics
- 77 6.21 Monosaccharide Metabolism
- 78 6.22 Glycogenesis & Glycogenolysis
- 80 6.24 Transition Reaction
- 81 6.25 The Citric Acid Cycle
- 82 6.26 Electron Transport Chain
- 84 6.28 Anaerobic Respiration
- 86 6.31 Lipolysis (Triglyceride Breakdown)
- 87 6.32 Fatty Acid Oxidation (Beta-oxidation)
- 89 6.34 Ketone Body Synthesis
- 92 6.41 Transamination, Deamination & Ammonia Removal as Urea
- 93 6.42 Gluconeogenesis
- 97 7.1 Integration of Macronutrient and Alcohol Metabolic Pathways
- 98 7.2 Liver Macronutrient and Alcohol Metabolism
- 99 7.3 Extrahepatic Macronutrient Metabolism
- 102 7.33 Brain Macronutrient Metabolism
- 105 7.41 Fasting
- 106 7.42 Atkins Diet
- 107 7.43 Ornish/Pritikin Diet
- 109 8.1 Vitamins
- 111 8.3 Vitamins & Minerals Functional Categories
- 112 8.4 Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs)
- 114 9.1 Antioxidants
- 115 9.11 Free Radicals & Oxidative Stress
- 116 9.12 What is an Antioxidant?
- 117 9.13 Meaningful Antioxidant(s)
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- 119 9.2 Vitamin E
- 121 9.22 Vitamin E Absorption, Metabolism, & Excretion
- 122 9.23 Dietary Vitamin E & Amounts Found in Body
- 123 9.24 Vitamin E Deficiency & Toxicity
- 124 9.25 Vitamin E DRI & IUs
- 126 9.31 Vitamin C Absorption & Tissue Accumulation
- 127 9.32 Enzymatic Functions
- 128 9.33 Vitamin C Deficiency (Scurvy)
- 132 9.42 Selenium Absorption, Excretion, Toxicity & Its Questionable Deficiency
- 133 10 Macronutrient Metabolism Micronutrients
- 137 10.2 Manganese
- 138 10.3 Thiamin
- 139 10.31 Thiamin Functions
- 141 10.4 Riboflavin
- 142 10.41 Riboflavin Functions
- 149 10.71 Vitamin B6 Functions
- 150 10.72 Vitamin B6 Deficiency & Toxicity
- 151 10.8 Biotin
- 152 10.81 Biotin Functions
- 154 10.83 Biotin Deficiency & Toxicity
- 155 11 One-Carbon Metabolism Micronutrients
- 156 11.1 Folate & Folic Acid
- 157 11.11 Folate Functions
- 159 11.2 Vitamin B12
- 160 11.21 Vitamin B12 Functions
- 161 11.22 Vitamin B12 Deficiency & Toxicity
- 168 12.14 Response to High Blood Calcium
- 172 12.21 Calcium Absorption
- 174 12.23 Calcium Functions
- 175 12.24 Calcium Deficiency & Toxicity
- 177 12.31 Phosphorus Functions
- 181 12.52 Vitamin K Deficiency & Toxicity
- 185 12.63 Vitamin A Nuclear Receptors
- 186 12.64 Vitamin A Functions
- 188 12.7 Iron
- 190 12.72 Iron Transport & Storage
- 191 12.73 Iron Functions
- 192 12.74 Iron Deficiency & Toxicity
- 195 12.82 Zinc Deficiency & Toxicity
- 196 12.9 Copper
- 197 12.91 Copper Functions
- 199 12.93 How High Zinc Intake Can Lead to Copper & Iron Deficiencies
- 201 13.1 Electrolytes
- 205 13.5 Magnesium
- 206 13.6 Hypertension, Salt-Sensitivity & the DASH Diet
- 207 Welcome
- 214 Term Research Project