Ebook: Modern Lifestyles, Lower Energy Intake and Micronutrient Status
- Tags: Biochemistry general
- Series: ILSI Human Nutrition Reviews
- Year: 1991
- Publisher: Springer-Verlag London
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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Malnutrition in Western Europe? The question seems incredible, yet one-fourth of the costs caused by nutrition-related illness result at least partly from micronutrient malnutrition. The experts in this book look for the answer among recently improved data about our changing lifestyles and eating habits. They suggest that reduced calorie intake is leading to critical micronutrient status in some population groups in Western Europe. The problem stems in part from the difficulty in estimating the milder stages of undernourishment, in part from the difficulty in believing that people suffer from poor nutrition in the midst of overconsumption. The chapters specifically examine the functional consequences of the present marginal nutritional deficiency. The authors are epidemiologists, nutritionists, chemists and physicians representing nine European countries. Their contributions paint a complete picture of international expertise on micronutrient malnutrition.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Introduction....Pages 1-2
Effects of Lifestyle on Nutrient Requirements....Pages 3-19
Effects of Special Physiological Conditions on Micronutrient Status: Pregnancy, Lactation and Ageing....Pages 21-35
Critical Appraisal of Current Approaches Towards Micronutrient Requirement....Pages 37-43
Identification of Those Micronutrients Most Likely To Be Insufficient as the Result of Habitual Low Energy Intake....Pages 45-53
Biochemical Markers for Micronutrient Status and Their Interpretation....Pages 55-85
The Functional Significance of Marginal Micronutrient Deficiency....Pages 87-95
The Functional Significance of Micronutrient Deficiency: Vitamin C....Pages 97-102
The Functional Significance of Marginal Micronutrient Status: Folate....Pages 103-114
Vitamin A Deficiencies and Latent Deficiencies....Pages 115-123
Vitamin E: the Functional Significance of Suboptimal Plasma Levels....Pages 125-133
Selenium and Modern Lifestyles....Pages 135-138
Calcium: The Functional Significance of Trends in Consumption....Pages 139-153
Magnesium: Clinical Forms of Primary Magnesium Deficiency....Pages 155-167
The Functional Significance of Iron Deficiency....Pages 169-179
Zinc: The Functional Significance of Marginal Deficiency....Pages 181-189
Lowered Dietary Energy Consumption and Potential Consequences for Micronutrient Intake: An Overview....Pages 191-199
Back Matter....Pages 201-212
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Introduction....Pages 1-2
Effects of Lifestyle on Nutrient Requirements....Pages 3-19
Effects of Special Physiological Conditions on Micronutrient Status: Pregnancy, Lactation and Ageing....Pages 21-35
Critical Appraisal of Current Approaches Towards Micronutrient Requirement....Pages 37-43
Identification of Those Micronutrients Most Likely To Be Insufficient as the Result of Habitual Low Energy Intake....Pages 45-53
Biochemical Markers for Micronutrient Status and Their Interpretation....Pages 55-85
The Functional Significance of Marginal Micronutrient Deficiency....Pages 87-95
The Functional Significance of Micronutrient Deficiency: Vitamin C....Pages 97-102
The Functional Significance of Marginal Micronutrient Status: Folate....Pages 103-114
Vitamin A Deficiencies and Latent Deficiencies....Pages 115-123
Vitamin E: the Functional Significance of Suboptimal Plasma Levels....Pages 125-133
Selenium and Modern Lifestyles....Pages 135-138
Calcium: The Functional Significance of Trends in Consumption....Pages 139-153
Magnesium: Clinical Forms of Primary Magnesium Deficiency....Pages 155-167
The Functional Significance of Iron Deficiency....Pages 169-179
Zinc: The Functional Significance of Marginal Deficiency....Pages 181-189
Lowered Dietary Energy Consumption and Potential Consequences for Micronutrient Intake: An Overview....Pages 191-199
Back Matter....Pages 201-212
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