Encyclopedia of nutrition research
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Published: |
Nova Science Publishers,
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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. |