Description
by Carolyn D. Berdanier (Author), Lynnette A. Berdanier (Author)
This second edition of a bestseller is an essential textbook for advanced undergraduate and first-year graduate students studying human nutrition. Expanded and updated, it incorporates fundamental concepts in nutrition science as well as biochemistry, genetics, and physiology. It provides comprehensive coverage of both macro and micronutrients, emphasizing each nutrient’s description, absorption, use, and excretion. This edition includes new chapters on exercise, energy balance, body composition, obesity, and nutrigenetics and epigenetics. New pedagogical additions include case studies and critical thinking questions designed to enhance the teaching and learning experience.
Product Details
- Paperback: 608 pages
- Publisher: CRC Press; 2 edition (March 6, 2015)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1482205173
- ISBN-13: 978-1482205176
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