Encyclopedia of nutrition research

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Bibliographic Details
Group Author: Hardy George T
Published: Nova Science Publishers,
Publisher Address: Hauppauge, N.Y.
Publication Dates: c2011.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Nutrition and diet research progress ; 1
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Carrier Form: xx, 615 p.: ill. ; 26 cm.
ISBN: 9781613240014 (hardcover)
1613240015 (hardcover)
Index Number: R151
CLC: R151-61
Call Number: R151-61/E563-1
Contents: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Ghrelin : a peptide involved in the control of appetite / Carine De Vriese, Jason Perret, and Christine Delporte -- Appetite control : the role of central and gut neuropeptides / Sarika Arora -- Central inhibitory mechanism controlling water and sodium intake / Jose Vanderlei Menani ... [et al.] -- Cachexia : disruption in appetite regulation in need of a successful intervention / Mark D. Deboer ...
This book presents and discusses current research in the study of nutrition. Topics discussed include appetite control; central inhibitory mechanism controlling water and sodium intake; the validity of nutritional assessment; child dietary intake; nutrition and diabetes mellitus type 1; vegetable and food consumption; and, elder fruit juices and plant vitamin antioxidants and their influence on the human diet.