Calcium in Human Health

Inbunden, Engelska, 2005

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Beskrivning

Calcium in Humana Health provides up-to-date research on calcium function and its relationship to health. Among the topics discussed in this text are calcium function as the main element in bone as a stabilizer of proteins, the methodology for estimating calcium intakes of various populations as well as how to conduct controlled feeding studies, homeostasis, as well as calcium intakes, requirements, and dietary sources of calcium. This critical resource of calcium in human health is a must have for health professionals, researchers, and students alike.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2005-09-01
Mått:178 x 254 x 33 mm
Vikt:1 021 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Nutrition and Health
Antal sidor:472
Upplaga:2006
Förlag:Humana Press Inc.
ISBN:9781588294524

Utforska kategorier

Folkhälsa och hälsopedagogik inom Medicin

Recensioner i media

From the reviews: "This volume, part of the Series Nutrition and Health, reviews in 28 chapters divided into 6 sections, the latest scientific information on the cellular and metabolic functions and need of calcium. ... Each chapter has references ... . A well organized, easy readable text of great actual interest." (Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews, Vol. 4 (2), 2006-2007)

Innehållsförteckning

Calcium Functions.- Bone as the Calcium Nutrient Reserve.- Cellular Functions and Fluxes of Calcium.- Techniques for Studying Calcium Metabolism and Its Relationship to Disease.- Nutritional Epidemiology.- Clinical Approaches for Studying Calcium Metabolism and Its Relationship to Disease.- Kinetic Studies.- Calcium Consumption, Requirements, and Bioavailability.- Requirements for What Endpoint?.- Dietary Calcium.- Food Sources, Supplements, and Bioavailability.- Calcium Homeostasis.- The Calcium Economy.- Molecular Regulation of Calcium Metabolism.- Influence of Total Diet on Calcium Homeostasis.- Influence of Lifestyle Choices on Calcium Homeostasis.- Influence of Physical Activity on Calcium and Bone.- The Case for a Calcium Appetite in Humans.- Calicium Through Development.- Infancy and Childhood.- Prepuberty and Adolescence.- Calcium in Pregnancy and Lactation.- Calcium and Disease.- Calcium in Systemic Human Health.- Calcium and Oral Health.- Dietary Calcium and Obesity.- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Reproduction.- Premenstrual Syndrome.- Calcium Throughout the Life Cycle.- Calcium, Vitamin D, and Cancer.- Dietary Calcium and the Metabolic Syndrome.- Calcium and Phosphate Control in Patients With Renal Disease.- Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease.