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Advanced Nutrition and Human Metabolism
The leading and most current text available for the capstone level undergraduate nutrition course, Advanced Nutrition and Human Metabolism, Fourth Edition provides a sophisticated understanding of digestion, absorption and metabolism of fat, protein and carbohydrates. It covers the biochemistry of vitamins, minerals, and energy nutrients. In addition, the text examines the structure and function of water-soluble and fat-soluble vitamins and their regulatory role in metabolism, looks at electrolyte and fluid balance, and examines the role of nutrition in the development or exacerbation of chronic disease. This text continues to set the hallmark for this course through the authors' ability to clearly and accurately explain even the most complex metabolic processes and concepts.
608 pages, Hardcover
First published February 1, 1995
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July 7, 2020
The metabolic mechanisms of cholesterol, fat, and insulin are not even based on science but epidemiological studies and on the erroneous "cholesterol hypothesis" (formulated by the infamous Ancel Keys, who essentially sold himself to the sugar industry). However, this can be discarded at a glance by readers who are well informed about indigenous diets and the actual mechanistic and clinical data on cholesterol. Its concerning (but not surprising) to know that this is a college textbook. Hopefully, the future editions of this textbook address the lack of scientific data and reliance on a hypothesis to explain the cholesterol mechanisms.
Gropper seems to insert the biases of her own personal diet too frequently during the first half of the textbook, especially explaining fiber. She states that fibre is one of the most important nutrients, but in the latter half of the book, she contradicts herself and explains how fibre actually inhibits the absorption of many minerals and vitamins. With that being said, there is no (mechanistic) evidence that fibre can help with the reduction of cholesterol (which Gropper claims), which is such a ridiculous statement which exposes Gropper's personal biases and diet tendencies.
Overall, where this textbook shines is in the explanation of the vitamins, minerals, trace minerals, and electrolytes. Gropper does a fantastic job of outlining all the primary dietary sources of each vitamin and mineral and how a lack of each can produce certain deficiencies. This is where nutrition should be founded on on hardcore vitamin and mineral analysis and their relationships to deficiencies and physical degeneration. We've known this since the days of Cod Liver oil and butter of of the 1930s. Hell, we've known the importance of vitamins and minerals even before science was invented, as we roamed the land as hunter & gatherers searching for highly dense nutrition (as is evident in Weston A. Price's, Nutrition and Physical Degeneration). Instead, nutrition is becoming something akin to political ideologies and cults with vegans, carnivores, and ketogenics constantly arguing over the nature of diet. Funnily enough, the diet regiments that I just mentioned at least get closer to the truth than the USDA and the comical Food Pyramid. Either way, the salvation of the field of nutrition will occur when we return back to grounding the field in hardcore mechanistic data, the study of vitamins and minerals, indigenous groups' diets, and THEN continue to experiment.
Gropper seems to insert the biases of her own personal diet too frequently during the first half of the textbook, especially explaining fiber. She states that fibre is one of the most important nutrients, but in the latter half of the book, she contradicts herself and explains how fibre actually inhibits the absorption of many minerals and vitamins. With that being said, there is no (mechanistic) evidence that fibre can help with the reduction of cholesterol (which Gropper claims), which is such a ridiculous statement which exposes Gropper's personal biases and diet tendencies.
Overall, where this textbook shines is in the explanation of the vitamins, minerals, trace minerals, and electrolytes. Gropper does a fantastic job of outlining all the primary dietary sources of each vitamin and mineral and how a lack of each can produce certain deficiencies. This is where nutrition should be founded on on hardcore vitamin and mineral analysis and their relationships to deficiencies and physical degeneration. We've known this since the days of Cod Liver oil and butter of of the 1930s. Hell, we've known the importance of vitamins and minerals even before science was invented, as we roamed the land as hunter & gatherers searching for highly dense nutrition (as is evident in Weston A. Price's, Nutrition and Physical Degeneration). Instead, nutrition is becoming something akin to political ideologies and cults with vegans, carnivores, and ketogenics constantly arguing over the nature of diet. Funnily enough, the diet regiments that I just mentioned at least get closer to the truth than the USDA and the comical Food Pyramid. Either way, the salvation of the field of nutrition will occur when we return back to grounding the field in hardcore mechanistic data, the study of vitamins and minerals, indigenous groups' diets, and THEN continue to experiment.
January 29, 2008
pretty muc the best book that i know of
October 13, 2009
Holy shit! This is for my grad class and my very old biochem class did not lay the foundation for this class...at all.
June 26, 2022
July 07, 2020
The metabolic mechanisms of cholesterol, fat, and insulin are not even based on science but epidemiological studies and on the erroneous "cholesterol hypothesis" (formulated by the infamous Ancel Keys, who essentially sold himself to the sugar industry). However, this can be discarded at a glance by readers who are well informed about indigenous diets and the actual mechanistic and clinical data on cholesterol. Its concerning (but not surprising) to know that this is a college textbook. Hopefully, the future editions of this textbook address the lack of scientific data and reliance on a hypothesis to explain the cholesterol mechanisms.
Gropper seems to insert the biases of her own personal diet too frequently during the first half of the textbook, especially explaining fiber. She states that fibre is one of the most important nutrients, but in the latter half of the book, she contradicts herself and explains how fibre actually inhibits the absorption of many minerals and vitamins. With that being said, there is no (mechanistic) evidence that fibre can help with the reduction of cholesterol (which Gropper claims), which is such a ridiculous statement which exposes Gropper's personal biases and diet tendencies.
Overall, where this textbook shines is in the explanation of the vitamins, minerals, trace minerals, and electrolytes. Gropper does a fantastic job of outlining all the primary dietary sources of each vitamin and mineral and how a lack of each can produce certain deficiencies. This is where nutrition should be founded on on hardcore vitamin and mineral analysis and their relationships to deficiencies and physical degeneration. We've known this since the days of Cod Liver oil and butter of of the 1930s. Hell, we've known the importance of vitamins and minerals even before science was invented, as we roamed the land as hunter & gatherers searching for highly dense nutrition (as is evident in Weston A. Price's, Nutrition and Physical Degeneration). Instead, nutrition is becoming something akin to political ideologies and cults with vegans, carnivores, and ketogenics constantly arguing over the nature of diet. Funnily enough, the diet regiments that I just mentioned at least get closer to the truth than the USDA and the comical Food Pyramid. Either way, the salvation of the field of nutrition will occur when we return back to grounding the field in hardcore mechanistic data, the study of vitamins and minerals, indigenous groups' diets, and THEN continue to experiment.
The metabolic mechanisms of cholesterol, fat, and insulin are not even based on science but epidemiological studies and on the erroneous "cholesterol hypothesis" (formulated by the infamous Ancel Keys, who essentially sold himself to the sugar industry). However, this can be discarded at a glance by readers who are well informed about indigenous diets and the actual mechanistic and clinical data on cholesterol. Its concerning (but not surprising) to know that this is a college textbook. Hopefully, the future editions of this textbook address the lack of scientific data and reliance on a hypothesis to explain the cholesterol mechanisms.
Gropper seems to insert the biases of her own personal diet too frequently during the first half of the textbook, especially explaining fiber. She states that fibre is one of the most important nutrients, but in the latter half of the book, she contradicts herself and explains how fibre actually inhibits the absorption of many minerals and vitamins. With that being said, there is no (mechanistic) evidence that fibre can help with the reduction of cholesterol (which Gropper claims), which is such a ridiculous statement which exposes Gropper's personal biases and diet tendencies.
Overall, where this textbook shines is in the explanation of the vitamins, minerals, trace minerals, and electrolytes. Gropper does a fantastic job of outlining all the primary dietary sources of each vitamin and mineral and how a lack of each can produce certain deficiencies. This is where nutrition should be founded on on hardcore vitamin and mineral analysis and their relationships to deficiencies and physical degeneration. We've known this since the days of Cod Liver oil and butter of of the 1930s. Hell, we've known the importance of vitamins and minerals even before science was invented, as we roamed the land as hunter & gatherers searching for highly dense nutrition (as is evident in Weston A. Price's, Nutrition and Physical Degeneration). Instead, nutrition is becoming something akin to political ideologies and cults with vegans, carnivores, and ketogenics constantly arguing over the nature of diet. Funnily enough, the diet regiments that I just mentioned at least get closer to the truth than the USDA and the comical Food Pyramid. Either way, the salvation of the field of nutrition will occur when we return back to grounding the field in hardcore mechanistic data, the study of vitamins and minerals, indigenous groups' diets, and THEN continue to experiment.
August 24, 2024
Great book for metabolism knowledge🧠
June 29, 2023
i read this book about once every year and dammit i will finally give myself credit for it!!!
The best book out there for nutritional biochemistry- I still enjoy reading about macro and micro nutrient metabolism and am absolutely fascinated by our body’s ability to function. If you think you know anything about nutrition- think again. and read this book
The best book out there for nutritional biochemistry- I still enjoy reading about macro and micro nutrient metabolism and am absolutely fascinated by our body’s ability to function. If you think you know anything about nutrition- think again. and read this book
July 25, 2012
Was a very intricate look at the ways in which the body functions. Heavy and technical, both in language and concepts, this book required me to do a lot more background reading to understand it fully.
May 27, 2008
i learned a lot...!!!better than my other nutrition metabolism book, "nutrient metabolism" by kohlmeier.
March 3, 2010
buku baru...
aku dah punya..hahaha...
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aku dah punya..hahaha...
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aku kopi deh.. hehe..
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