Nutrient metabolism: structures, functions, and genes

Nutrient Metabolism, Second Edition, provides a comprehensive overview of the supply and use of nutrients in the human body and how the body regulates intake. Chapters detail the principles determining digestion and absorption of food ingredients and how these compounds and their metabolites get into the brain, cross the placenta and pass through the kidneys. Each nutrient's coverage contains a nutritional summary that describes its function, its food sources, dietary requirements, potential health risks if deficient, and impact of excessive intake. This handbook contains the latest informati.

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Front Cover; Nutrient Metabolism: Structures, Functions, and Genes; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; Nutrients; What nutrients are; Essential building blocks; Essential nutrients; Nonessential organic micronutrients; References; 1 Chemical Senses; Smell; Abbreviation; Anatomical Structure; Molecular Mechanisms of Olfaction; Variation in Smell Sensitivity; References; Taste; Abbreviations; Taste Buds; Innervation; Taste-Enhancing Secretions; Molecular Basis of Taste Signaling; Salty Taste; Sweet Taste; Bitter Taste; Sour Taste.

Meaty Taste (Umami)Hearty Taste (Kokumi); Fat Taste; Calcium Taste; Other Taste Qualities; Variation in Taste Sensitivity; References; Intestinal Sensing; Abbreviations; Nutrient-Sensing Cell Types; Sugars; Amino Acids; Fat; Calcium; References; Physical Sensing and Chemesthesis; Abbreviations; Mechanoreceptors and Nociceptors; Hot, Spicy Taste; Cold Perception; References; 2 Intake Regulation; Appetite; Abbreviations; Central Appetite Regulation; Sensory Input; Enteral Input; Individual Nutrients; Physical Exercise; References; Thirst; Abbreviation; Peripheral Sensors; Sensors in the Brain.

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