Nutrition and Metabolism Underlying Mechanisms and Clinical Conseque
Nutrition and Metabolism: Underlying Mechanisms and Clinical Consequences brings together internationally recognized experts to comprehensively review our current understanding of how nutrition interacts with the genetic substrate as well as environmental
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Nutrition and Health Adrianne Bendich, PhD, FACN, Series Editor
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NUTRITION AND METABOLISM Underlying Mechanisms and Clinical Consequences Editor Christos S. Mantzoros, MD, DSc Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Editor Christos S. Mantzoros, MD, DSc Division of Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Harvard Medical School Boston, MA USA
Series Editor Adrianne Bendich, PhD, FACN GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Parsippany, NJ USA
ISBN: 978-1-60327-452-4 e-ISBN: 978-1-60327-453-1 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60327-453-1 Library of Congress Control Number: 2009922619 © Humana Press, a part of Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2009 All rights reserved. This work may not be translated or copied in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher (Humana Press, c/o Springer Science + Business Media, LLC, 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013, USA), except for brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis. Use in connection with any form of information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed is forbidden. The use in this publication of trade names, trademarks, service marks, and similar terms, even if they are not identified as such, is not to be taken as an expression of opinion as to whether or not they are subject to proprietary rights. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of going to press, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper springer.com
Dedication
To my parents, whose lifelong service to their suffering fellow human beings became a true inspiration and enlightened guidance for my professional and personal life
Series Preface
The Nutrition and HealthTM series of books have, as an overriding mission, to provide health professionals with texts that are considered essential because each includes: (1) a synthesis of the state of the science, (2) timely, in-depth reviews by the leading researchers in their respective fields, (3) extensive, up-to-date fully annotated reference lists, (4) a detailed index, (5) relevant tables and figures, (6) identification of paradigm shifts and the consequences, (7) virtually no overlap of information between chapters, but targeted, inter-chapter referrals, (8) suggestions of areas for future research, and (9) balanced, data-driven answers to patient/health professionals questions which are based upon the totality of evidence rather than the findings of any single study. The series volumes are developed to provide valuable in-depth information to nutrition health pro
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