Advanced Nutrition and Human Metabolism

Presenting topics to students in a systematic, logical manner, the text's reader-friendly cells-to-systems approach focuses on normal nutrition and physiological function in humans.
Helping students focus on critical concepts, each chapter begins with an outline of the chapter's content and ends with a chapter Summary, References Cited, Suggested Reading, and related Web Sites for extended resources. The text also includes a thorough index and glossary.
Figures and tables are included throughout each chapter--on almost every page--to present key concepts discussed in the text and to provide a more visual reference for the material.
Piquing the interest of students, cutting-edge "Perspectives" at the end of each chapter elaborate on nutritional biochemistry topics with the latest research available.
Helping you focus on critical concepts, each chapter begins with an outline of the chapter's contents and ends with a chapter Summary, References Cited, Suggested Reading, and related Web Sites. The text also includes a thorough index and glossary. Current, comprehensive, and designed to maximize clarity of the concepts you need to know, longtime best seller ADVANCED NUTRITION AND HUMAN METABOLISM, SIXTH EDITION delivers its signature quality content in a student-friendly presentation. This text is accessible, with relevant examples, illustrations, applications, tables, and figures to emphasize key concepts. The authors have tho More »