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Why calories count : from science to politics / [electronic resource]
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| 자료유형 | E-Book |
|---|---|
| 개인저자 | Nestle, Marion. Nesheim, Malden C. |
| 서명/저자사항 | Why calories count[electronic resource] :from science to politics /Marion Nestle and Malden Nesheim. |
| 발행사항 | Berkeley : University of California Press, 2012. |
| 형태사항 | 1 online resource (288 p.) : ill. |
| 총서사항 | California studies in food and culture ;33 |
| ISBN | 9780520952171 (electronic bk.) 0520952170 (electronic bk.) |
| 서지주기 | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 내용주기 | Introduction -- Part One. Understanding calories: It all starts with the science: 1: What is a calorie?; 2: The History: from ancient Greece to modern calorie science; 3: Foods: how scientists count the calories; 4: Bodies: how scientists measure the use of calories -- Part Two. Why you need calories: survival, warmth, and work: 5: Metabolism: how the body turns food into Energy; 6: The first use of calories: basic life functions; 7. The second use: heat losses while metabolizing food; 8. The third use: physical activity -- Part 3. Calorie intake and Its regulation: 9. How many calories do you need?; 10. Calorie confusion: The struggle to estimate intake; 11. Secret calories: alcohol; 12. Calorie regulation: The body's complex weight management system -- Part 4. Too few calories: 13. Starvation and Its effects on the body; 14. Individuals, communities, Nations: calories and global hunger; 15. Could restricting calories prolong human life? -- Part 5. Too many calories: 16. An introduction to obesity; 17. Calories and weight gain: Another complex relationship; 18. Do excess calories make some people gain weight faster than others?; 19. Are all calories created equal?; 20. Do some kinds of diets work better than others? -- Part 6. The politics of calories: A closer look: 21. Today's "eat more" environment: The role of the food industry; 22. More calorie confusion: portion distortion, health halos, and wishful thinking; 23. Calorie labeling: science and politics; 24. Alcohol labels: industry vs. consumers; 25. Will calorie labels help fight obesity? -- Conclusion: how to cope with the calorie environment -- Appendix One. Selected events in the history of calories, 1614-1919 -- Appendix Two. The respiratory quotient (RQ) -- Appendix Three. frequently asked questions. |
| 요약 | Calories--too few or too many--are the source of health problems affecting billions of people in today's globalized world. Although calories are essential to human health and survival, they cannot be seen, smelled, or tasted. They are also hard to understand. In Why Calories Count, Marion Nestle and Malden Nesheim explain in clear and accessible language what calories are and how they work, both biologically and politically. As they take readers through the issues that are fundamental to our understanding of diet and food, weight gain, loss, and obesity, Nestle and Nesheim sort through a great d. |
| 일반주제명 | Nutrition. Diet. Obesity -- Prevention. Food industry and trade. Energy Intake -- physiology. Food Industry. Marketing. Obesity -- prevention & control. Politics. Health. HEALTH & FITNESS / Diets. HEALTH & FITNESS / Food Content Guides. HEALTH & FITNESS / Nutrition. MEDICAL / Nursing / Nutrition. MEDICAL / Nutrition. Diet. Food industry and trade. Nutrition. Obesity -- Prevention. |
| 언어 | 영어 |
| 기타형태 저록 | Print version:Nestle, Marion.Why calories count.Berkeley : University of California Press, c20129780520262881 Print version:Nestle, MarionWhy Calories Count : From Science to PoliticsBerkeley : University of California Press,c20129780520262881 |
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