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Protein-calorie malnutrition (The Nutrition Foundation monograph series) by Robert E Olson; Mahāwitthayālai Chīang Mai. Khana Phǣtsāt.; St. Louis University. School of Medicine.; International Union of Nutritional Sciences is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
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Protein-Calorie Malnutrition reviews the state of knowledge of metabolic phenomena in the syndromes embraced by the general term protein-calorie malnutrition (PCM), and places this new knowledge in perspective with the traditional descriptions of kwashiorkar and marasmus. The clarification it provides constitutes a benchmark for design of future programs of prevention, therapy, rehabilitation, research, or teaching. Highly noteworthy are the new advances in amino acid and protein metabolism; the enlightening evidence concerning lysine and carnitine; the evidences of derangements or deficiencies of the broad spectrum of nutrients from carbohydrates to vitamins and minerals; and the implications of these for recovery and therapy. This book includes papers on the following: the impact of age on amino acid requirements; the mechanisms of adaptation to low-protein intakes; the metabolic consequences of essential amino acid deficiency in higher animals; carbohydrate metabolism; vitamin deficiencies associated with PCM; and mineral metabolism in PCM. Other studies deal with the effects of malnutrition on endocrine function; liver function in PCM; the synergistic interaction of malnutritio
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- Author
- Robert E Olson; Mahāwitthayālai Chīang Mai. Khana Phǣtsāt.; St. Louis University. School of Medicine.; International Union of Nutritional Sciences
- Publisher
- Academic Press, Incorporated
- Published
- 1975
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780323148177
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Medical, Agriculture, Science
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