Molecular Nutrition and Genomics: Nutrition and the Ascent of HumankindJohn Wiley & Sons, 2007 M07 16 - 152 pages This fascinating book draws it subject matter from a range of relevant disciplines that extend from molecular nutrition, nutritional sciences, and nutrition dietetics through to genetics, genomics, and anthropology. It presents a vital portrait of the absolutely fundamental role that nutrition has played and continues to play in shaping who and what human beings are, as well as where they evolved from, and where they may be heading as a species. Molecular Nutrition: Nutrition and the Evolution of Humankind:
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Chapter 2Molecular Mechanisms of Genetic Variation Linked to Diet | 19 |
Chapter 3Essential Nutrients and Genomic Integrity Developmental and Degenerative Correlates | 40 |
Chapter 4Nutrients and Cerebral Function in Human Evolution | 51 |
Chapter 5The Evolution of Micronutrient Metabolism | 58 |
Chapter 6Evolved Refinement of the Human Lifecycle Based on Nutritional Criteria | 62 |
Chapter 7The Evolution of Human Disease | 74 |
Chapter 9Some NonMicronutrient Essential and Nonessential Nutrients with Molecular and Possible Evolutionary Impact | 88 |
Chapter 10Natural Food Toxins and the Human Diet | 97 |
Chapter 11Nutrigenomics | 102 |
Chapter 12The Evolution of Protein Function | 110 |
Chapter 13Leading Edge Laboratory Tools in Nutrigenomics and Human Evolutionary Studies | 113 |
References | 123 |
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Chapter 8Contemporary Dietary Patterns that Work The Mediterranean Diet | 82 |
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