000			01802nam a2200241 a 4500
008			160105s1979 xxu eng d
020			_a0306401320 (hardcover)
020			_a9780306401329 (hardcover)
082			_a612.308 Winick 11223 1st 1979 Food.Science
100			_aWinick, Myron. _919062
245	1	0	_aNutrition : Pre and Postnatal Development
250			_aFirst Edition.
260			_aUSA : _bSpringer, _c1979.
300			_a496 p. ;
490	1		_aHuman Nutrition
520			_aThe science of nutrition has advanced beyond expectation since Antoine Lavoisier as early as the 18th century showed that oxygen was necessary to change nutrients in foods to compounds which would become a part of the human body. He was also the first to measure metabolism and to show that oxidation within the body produces heat and energy. In the two hundred years that have elapsed, the essentiality of nitrogen-containing nutrients and of proteins for growth and maintenance of tissue has been established; the ne� cessity for carbohydrates and certain types of fat for health has been docu� mented; vitamins necessary to prevent deficiency diseases have been identified and isolated; and the requirement of many mineral elements for health has been demonstrated. Further investigations have defined the role of these nutrients in metabolic processes and quantitated their requirements at various stages of development. Additional studies have involved their use in the possible prevention of, and therapy for, disease conditions.
650			_aMalnutrition in children--Complications _919063
650			_aPregnancy--Nutritional aspects _919064
650			_aChildren--Nutrition _918919
650			_aInfants--Nutrition _919065
650			_aFood science and human nutrition _92337
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