{"product_id":"introduction-to-nutrition-and-metabolism-paperback","title":"Introduction to Nutrition and Metabolism - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid A. Bender\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eShauna M. C. Cunningham\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Nutrition and Metabolism equips readers with an understanding of the scientific basis of what we call a healthy diet. Now in its sixth edition, this highly recognized textbook provides clear explanations of how nutrients are metabolized and gives the principles of biochemistry needed for comprehending the science of nutrition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis full-color textbook explores the need for food and the uses to which food is put in the body, as well as the interactions between health and diet. Outlining the scientific basis behind nutritional requirements and recommendations, this new edition has been extensively revised to reflect current knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeatures: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eLists key objectives at the beginning, and summary points at the end of each chapter.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAccompanying online resources include interactive tutorial exercises based on interpretation of clinical and research data.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers topics including: Chemical reactions and catalysis by enzymes; the role of ATP; digestion and absorption of carbohydrates, fats and proteins; issues associated with being overweight; problems of malnutrition; diet and health; and vitamin and mineral requirements and functions.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUpdated sections focus on the interaction of the gut microbiome and epigenetics with our metabolic responses to diet.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a foundation of scientific knowledge for the interpretation and evaluation of future advances in nutrition and health sciences.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing its predecessors, this sixth edition is relevant to any student or practitioner interested in how diet influences our health, including in the fields of nutrition, dietetics, medicine and public health.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid A. Bender \u003c\/b\u003ewas educated at North Ealing Primary School and Greenford County\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrammar School in London and then studied biochemistry at the University of Birmingham\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein England from 1965 to 1968. He joined the Courtauld Institute of Biochemistry at the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMiddlesex Hospital Medical School as a research assistant in 1968, was appointed as a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003electurer in biochemistry in 1970 and received his PhD (on the metabolism of aromatic\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eamino acids) from the University of London in 1971. The Middlesex Hospital Medical\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSchool merged with University College London (UCL) in 1987, and he became a member\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at UCL. He was appointed as\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esenior lecturer in biochemistry in 1994 and professor of nutritional biochemistry in 2009.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe retired from UCL in 2011, with the title of Emeritus Professor. From 1994 until retirement, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehe was the assistant faculty tutor to the medical students, and from 1998 he was\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe subdean (Education) and director of studies for the early years of the medical course\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eat UCL.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis research interests have been in the fi eld of amino acid and vitamin nutritional\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebiochemistry, and he was a member of the working group on vitamins that formed part of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe expert committee that produced the 1991 report on Dietary Reference Values for Food\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnergy and Nutrients for the United Kingdom, the European Union expert committee that\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eproduced the 1993 report on Nutrient and Energy Intakes for the European Community\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand the Food Safety Authority of Ireland working party on Safe Micronutrient Levels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to research publications, he has also written a number of books, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003ci\u003eNutritional Biochemistry of the Vitamins \u003c\/i\u003e, 2nd Edition, 2003, Cambridge University Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003ci\u003eAmino Acid Metabolism \u003c\/i\u003e, 3rd Edition, 2012, Wiley- Blackwell.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003ci\u003eBenders' Dictionary of Nutrition and Food Technology \u003c\/i\u003e, 8th Edition, 2006, Woodhead\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublishing, Oxford.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003ci\u003eDictionary of Food and Nutrition \u003c\/i\u003e, 3rd Edition, 2009, Oxford University Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor more information about David A. Bender, visit http: \/\/ david- bender.co.uk.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShauna M. C. Cunningham \u003c\/b\u003ewas educated at Bank Street Primary School and Greenwood\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcademy in Irvine, Scotland, before undertaking undergraduate studies at Glasgow\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUniversity. She moved to Aberdeen University in 1991 to study for a PhD. This was\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efollowed by a period of postdoctoral research at Aberdeen University and Kurume\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUniversity Medical School, Japan, before she joined the Nutrition and Dietetics Teaching\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGroup in 2001 as a lecturer in nutritional physiology and biochemistry at Robert Gordon\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUniversity in Aberdeen. Shauna continues to teach student nutritionists and dietitians at\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Gordon University, with a particular interest in metabolism and its relationship\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewith diet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 452\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.6 x 6.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 05, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52707190931763,"sku":"9780367190811","price":173.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/YUxmNjhBdUFib0lraWNhYWdDMHdhUT09.webp?v=1763413153","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/introduction-to-nutrition-and-metabolism-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}