Understanding Human Metabolism - Keith N. Frayn

Understanding Human Metabolism

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Buch | Softcover
202 Seiten
2022
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-009-10852-2 (ISBN)
14,95 inkl. MwSt
Written for anyone interested in how diet, nutrition and exercise affect our metabolism, this concise book explains clearly the metabolic processes that underlie all aspects of our daily lives. It dispels common misconceptions about human metabolism and enables readers to approach critically information about diet and lifestyle.
Does eating more carbohydrates, or fats, cause one to put on more weight? Are ketone bodies toxins or vital products that keep us alive during starvation? Does the concept of 'fat-burning exercise' hold true? In this game-changing book, Keith Frayn, an international expert in human metabolism and nutrition, dispels common misconceptions about human metabolism, explaining in everyday language the important metabolic processes that underlie all aspects of our daily lives. Illustrated throughout with clear diagrams of metabolic processes, Frayn describes the communication systems that enable our different organs and tissues to cooperate, for instance in providing fuel to our muscles when we exercise, and in preserving our tissues during fasting. He explores the impressive adaptability of human metabolism and discusses the metabolic disorders that can arise when metabolism 'goes wrong'. For anyone sceptical of information about diet and lifestyle, this concise book guides the reader through what metabolism really involves.

Keith Frayn is Emeritus Professor of Human Metabolism at the University of Oxford, UK. In a long and varied career studying human metabolism and nutrition, he has worked in various settings from diabetes clinics to Accident and Emergency departments and Intensive Care wards. His work has been widely recognised with awards including the first Blaxter Medal of the Nutrition Society, the David Cuthbertson Lecture at the European Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, and Honorary Fellowship of the Nutrition Society.

Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. What is metabolism?; 2. Metabolic fuels; 3. Metabolic pathways; 4. Communication systems in human metabolism; 5. ATP, the common currency of metabolic energy; 6. Metabolism in daily life; 7. Metabolism is so adaptable; 8. Metabolic interactions between nutrients; 9. Metabolic disorders; Concluding remarks; Summary of common misunderstandings; Index.

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Understanding Life
Zusatzinfo Worked examples or Exercises
Verlagsort Cambridge
Sprache englisch
Maße 130 x 178 mm
Gewicht 230 g
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Natur / Technik
Medizin / Pharmazie Gesundheitsfachberufe Diätassistenz / Ernährungsberatung
Studium Querschnittsbereiche Epidemiologie / Med. Biometrie
Studium Querschnittsbereiche Prävention / Gesundheitsförderung
ISBN-10 1-009-10852-2 / 1009108522
ISBN-13 978-1-009-10852-2 / 9781009108522
Zustand Neuware
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