ABSTRACT

This text begins with an in-depth overview into the human organism at the molecular, cellular, tissue and organ levels, and develops into a discussion of the objectives and features of organ systems of the evolved human. The book also covers the relationship between the human body and the environment in which it exists including other organisms tha

chapter 1|36 pages

Foundations of the Human Body

chapter 2|22 pages

Food and the Human Body

chapter 3|20 pages

Human D igestion and A bsorption

chapter 4|20 pages

C arbohydrates

chapter 5|24 pages

L ip id s

chapter 6|28 pages

P rotein

chapter 7|8 pages

W ater

chapter 8|66 pages

V itam ins

chapter 9|20 pages

M ajor M inerals

chapter 10|38 pages

M inor M in era ls

chapter 11|38 pages

Energy M etabolism

chapter 12|22 pages

Body Com position and Obe sity

chapter 13|24 pages

N utrition and A ctivity

chapter 14|32 pages

N utrition Supplem ents and N utraceuticals

chapter 15|12 pages

Nutrition and Human R eprod u ction

chapter 16|22 pages

Cardiovascular D isease and N u tritio n

chapter 17|18 pages

Cancer and N utrition

chapter 18|18 pages

D iabetes and N u tritio n

chapter 19|14 pages

Osteoporosis and N u trition

chapter 21|6 pages

Nutrition in the 21st C entu ry