Amino Acids in Human Nutrition and Health
- ISBN-10
- 1845937988
- ISBN-13
- 9781845937980
- Category
- Medical
- Pages
- 544
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012
- Publisher
- CABI
- Author
- J. P. Felix D'Mello
Description
Human health issues relating to amino acids are extremely broad and include metabolic disorders of amino acid metabolism as well as their presence in food and use as supplements. This book covers the biochemistry of amino acid metabolism in the context of health and disease. It discusses their use as food supplements, in clinical therapy and nutritional support and focuses on major recent developments, highlighting new areas of research that will be needed to sustain further interest in the field.
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