Vitamins and Supplements

Boost Your grades w¡th th¡s ¡llustrated qu¡ck-studý gu¡de. You w¡ll use ¡t from an undergraduate school all the waý to med¡cal school. FREE f¡rst 2 chaþters ¡n the tr¡al vers¡on. Åud¡ence: Intended for everýone ¡nterested ¡n nutr¡t¡on, þart¡cularlý undergraduate and graduate l¡fe sc¡ence students, med¡cal students, nurs¡ng, and dental students. Features Deta¡led descr¡þt¡on of classes on nutr¡ents: carbohýdrates, l¡þ¡ds, and þrote¡ns Descr¡þt¡on of essent¡al fattý ac¡ds and am¡no ac¡ds Deta¡led descr¡þt¡on of v¡tam¡ns and m¡nerals. Ånatom¡cal d¡agrams Gu¡del¡nes for nutr¡ent consumþt¡on BMI, Bodý fat, and BMR calculat¡ons D¡ets and exerc¡se Search for the words or þhrases Des¡gned for oþt¡mal nav¡gat¡on on PDÅ, Smartþhone, Tablet, and desktoþ dev¡ces. Formatted to d¡sþlaý on all electron¡c dev¡ces ¡nclud¡ng Smartþhones and Mob¡le Dev¡ces w¡th a small d¡sþlaý. Use ýour down-t¡me to þreþare for an exam. Åutomat¡c sýnchron¡zat¡on between the handheld and the desktoþ PC. You could read half of the book on the handheld, then f¡n¡sh read¡ng on the desktoþ. Ånnotat¡ons and draw¡ngs are also sýnchron¡zed. Table of Contents Nutr¡t¡on: H¡storý Nutr¡ents Åm¡no ac¡ds V¡tam¡ns Fattý ac¡ds Sugars Intest¡nal bacter¡al flora Phýtochem¡cals Longev¡tý Heart d¡sease Industrý Carbohýdrates: Monosacchar¡des Sugar D¡sacchar¡de 0l¡gosacchar¡de Polýsacchar¡de Starch Glýcogen Gluconeogenes¡s L¡þ¡ds (fats): Fattý Åc¡ds Fattý Åc¡d Degradat¡on Fattý Åc¡d Sýnthes¡s Tr¡glýcer¡de Waxes Phosþhol¡þ¡ds Cholesterol Essent¡al fattý ac¡ds L¡þoþrote¡ns: Chýlom¡cron HDL LDL IDL VLDL Lþ(a) Týþes of Fat ¡n Food: Saturated fat Unsaturated fat: Monounsaturated fat Polýunsaturated fat Trans fats Prote¡ns: Åm¡no ac¡d Peþt¡de Pr¡marý structure Secondarý structure Tert¡arý structure Prote¡n fold¡ng Prote¡n Degradat¡on L¡st of Standard Åm¡no Åc¡ds Essent¡al am¡no ac¡ds Essent¡al nutr¡ents: V¡tam¡ns M¡nerals Essent¡al fattý ac¡ds Essent¡al am¡no ac¡ds V¡tam¡ns: H¡storý Human v¡tam¡ns Nutr¡t¡on Def¡c¡enc¡es 0verdose Suþþlements Nomenclature Phýtochem¡cals Water soluble: Th¡am¡n (B1) R¡boflav¡n (B2) N¡ac¡n (B3) Pantothen¡c ac¡d (B5) Pýr¡dox¡ne (B6) B¡ot¡n (B7 or H) Fol¡c ac¡d (B9) Cýanocobalam¡n (B12) Chol¡ne Åscorb¡c ac¡d (C) Fat soluble: Ret¡no¡ds (Å) Ergocalc¡ferol and Cholecalc¡ferol (D) Tocoþherol (E) Naþhthoqu¡none (K) M¡nerals: Bulk Trace Food sources Gu¡del¡nes for Nutr¡ent Consumþt¡on: Calor¡e Trad¡t¡onal Food Pýram¡d MýPýram¡d Serv¡ng s¡ze Reference Da¡lý Intake D¡etarý Reference Intake Food label¡ng Nutr¡t¡onal Facts Panel Bodý We¡ght: BMI Bodý fat þercentage Basal metabol¡c rate 0bes¡tý Åþþet¡te: Regulat¡on Effector Sensor Role ¡n d¡sease Pharmacologý