Nutrition: A Comprehensive Treatise. Vol. 1: Macronutrients and nutrient elements

Front Cover......Page 1
Macronutrients and Nutrient Elements......Page 4
Copyright Page......Page 5
Table of Contents......Page 14
Dedication......Page 6
List of Contributors......Page 8
Preface......Page 10
Contents of Volume II......Page 18
Contents of Volume III......Page 19
I. Regulatory Mechanisms......Page 20
II. The Role of the Hypothalamus......Page 31
III. Glucostatic Component of Regulation of Food Intake......Page 34
IV. Regulation of Body Weight: A "Lipostatic" Hypothesis......Page 42
V. Other Factors......Page 44
VI. Distinction between Metabolic and Regulatory Obesities: Experimental Examples......Page 47
VII. Extension of These Concepts to Man......Page 53
References......Page 57
I. Introduction......Page 60
II. Carbohydrates in Nutrition......Page 61
III. Fats in Nutrition......Page 77
References......Page 124
CHAPTER 3. PROTEINS......Page 134
I. Introduction......Page 135
III. General Protein Metabolism......Page 136
IV. Digestion of Proteins......Page 139
V. Absorption: Amino Acid Transport......Page 142
VI. Metabolism......Page 143
VII. Essential Amino Acids......Page 145
VIII. Methods of Estimating the Nutritive Value of Proteins......Page 148
IX. Estimates of Minimal Protein Needs......Page 158
X. Requirements of Essential Amino Acids......Page 164
XI. Recommended Allowance for Proteins......Page 172
XII. Protein Deficiency......Page 176
XIII. Special Topics......Page 186
References......Page 192
CHAPTER 4. ENERGY METABOLISM......Page 200
I. Introduction......Page 201
II. Principles of Calorimetry......Page 206
III. Methods of Experimentation......Page 216
IV. The Disposal of Food Energy......Page 232
V. Measurement of Nutritive Values......Page 247
VI. Basal Metabolism......Page 256
VII. Calorie Requirements......Page 262
References......Page 276
I. Anatomy and Pharmacology......Page 280
II. Calcification......Page 285
III. Metabolism......Page 289
IV. Diets......Page 296
V. Requirements......Page 299
VI. Disorders of Calcium Metabolism......Page 306
VII. Recapitulation of the Argument......Page 320
References......Page 322
CHAPTER 6. IRON, COPPER, AND COBALT......Page 328
I. Function and Distribution of Iron......Page 329
II. Variation of Body Iron with Age and Sex......Page 342
III. Metabolism and Requirement......Page 348
IV. Function and Distribution of Copper......Page 369
V. Metabolism and Requirement......Page 374
VI. Function of Cobalt......Page 378
VII. Cobalt in Ruminant Nutrition......Page 379
References......Page 380
I. Introduction......Page 392
II. Occurrence of Iodine......Page 394
III. Role of Iodine in Human Metabolism......Page 401
IV. Iodine and the Etiology of Endemic Goiter......Page 407
V. Pathological States Possibly Related to Iodine Deficiency......Page 417
VI. Iodide in the Prevention of Goiter and Radioiodide Accretion......Page 423
References......Page 429
I. Introduction and Historical Review......Page 436
II. Natural Occurrence of Fluorine......Page 437
IV. Fluoride Metabolism......Page 440
V. Toxicity of Fluorides......Page 449
VI. Safety of Fluoridation......Page 451
VII. Dental Aspects of Fluoridation......Page 455
VIII. Is Fluorine an Essential Trace Element in Human Nutrition?......Page 471
References......Page 473
I. Introduction......Page 482
II. Metabolism in Animals......Page 483
III. Magnesium-Deficiency Syndrome......Page 488
IV. Metabolism in Man......Page 493
References......Page 497
Author Index......Page 502
Subject Index......Page 535