Acknowledgements vii Chapter 1 Introduction and overview 1 Part I Factors influencing the food that a community eats 7 Chapter 2 History of food 9 Chapter 3 Social, population and environmental influences on nutrition 25 Part II Calculating how much food a community eats 33 Chap…
Synopsis This book integrates the basic chemistry of free radicals and antioxidants with practical aspects of diet, nutrition and physiological stage and their effect on antioxidant status, health and disease. Prominent international experts including chemists, biochemists, nutr…
Table of Contents Introduction Ch. 1 Foundations of the Human Body 1 Ch. 2 Food and the Human Body 37 Ch. 3 Human Digestion and Absorption 59 Ch. 4 Carbohydrates 79 Ch. 5 Lipids 99 Ch. 6 Protein 123 Ch. 7 Water 151 Ch. 8 Vitamins 159 Ch. 9 Major Minerals 225 Ch. 10 Minor Mineral…