CRC Desk Reference for Nutrition

This third edition is an updated reference that defines and explains terms commonly used in nutrition, medicine, food science, metabolism, and physiology. The entries are listed alphabetically and are followed by a definition, paragraph, essay, composition, or feature article. Many of the more complex entries are supported with illustrations and/or tables. It has been expanded to reflect new advances in all areas of nutrition science. New material contains information on gut hormones and their functions; food intake recommendations; new drugs with nutritional applications; and novel discoveries of transport proteins and messenger proteins. Websites are provided for additional information.

Following in the tradition of its popular predecessors, the CRC Desk Reference for Nutrition, Third Edition explains hundreds of terms commonly used in medicine, food science, metabolism, physiology, and nutrition. Thoroughly updated and expanded to reflect major advances over the past decade, this reference lists entries alphabetically and cross-references them when multiple terms are used for the same definition. Each entry is followed either by a definition, paragraph, essay, composition, article, or feature article. Many of the more complex entries are supported with figures or tables.

New Material in the Third Edition

• Gut hormones and their functions
• Food intake recommendations
• New drugs with nutritional applications
• Novel discoveries of transport and messenger proteins
• Gene polymorphisms involved in nutritional responses

A compilation of terms of interest to the nutritionist and non-nutritionist, this book is an alphabetical list of medical terms, drugs, biochemical, genetic and physiological terms relevant to understanding the need for and use of nutrients.