Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease Nutrition Desk Reference

By Gerard E. Mullin (Editor); Laura E. Matarese (Editor); Melissa Palmer (Editor)

Book information

Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2011
ISBN
9781439812648, 9781439812655, 9780429130465, 9780367485092
DOI
10.1201/b11184
Format
PDF
Filesize
15 MB (16252272 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
\494
Time added
2020-10-06 04:24:42
Bioscience;Nutrition;MedicineDentistryNursing & Allied Health;Medicine;Gastroenterology

Description

While the gastrointestinal tract ingests, digests, and absorbs nutrients, the liver transforms nutrients, synthesizes plasma proteins, and detoxifies bacteria and toxins absorbed from the gut. It is therefore not surprising that gastrointestinal and hepatic diseases have a major impact on the nutritional state of the individual. Integrating nutriti

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