Endocrine Aspects of Food and Nutrition

This comprehensive reference aims to highlight the links between food intake, nutritional status and endocrine regulation.

On one hand hormones and neuromediators regulate energy metabolism, body composition (adipose tissue, muscle and bone) and function. On the other side nutrients and bioactive molecules may influence endocrine function. Finally nutritional status is affected by endocrine diseases and can modify the evolution of these diseases.

This volume is written by leading experts in the field and it is intended for clinicians and residents, including specialists in endocrinology, internal medicine, and nutrition. It is published as part of the SpringerReference program, which offers access to living editions constantly updated through a dynamic peer-review publishing process.

Provides a comprehensive overview of the topic Covers physiology of nutritional status and metabolism Covers endocrine aspects of malnutrition

Autorentext

Lorenzo M. Donini graduated in Medicine and Surgery. He is Full Professor at the "Sapienza" University of Rome, director of the Specialisation School in Food Science and Nutrition, and president of the Degree Course for Dieticians. He coordinated different research projects and published more than 200 papers in extenso and more than 40 chapters of books relevant to malnutrition, obesity, eating disorders, nutritional status, hospital catering and eating behavior.

Christelle Guillet is an Associate Professor at Clermont Auvergne University (France) in the Human Nutrition Research Unit. She coordinated different courses in Bachelor and Master degree in Nutrition and Health. She conducted research programs focusing on the mechanisms and determinants leading to muscle mass loss in ageing and in chronic diseases.

Inhalt

Section I Physiology of nutritional status and metabolism: dietary recommended allowances.- hormonal regulation of food intake.- circadian clock and nutritional metabolism .- hormonal aspects of lipid metabolism .- hormonal aspects of protein metabolism.- weight and body composition regulation.- adipose tissue (endocrinological aspects.- muscular tissue (endocrinological aspects).- bone metabolism (endocrinological aspects).- regulation of the cross-talk between adipose tissue, muscle and bone.- metabolic and endocrinological aspects of gut microbiota.- Section II Endocrine aspects of malnutrition: epidemiology of malnutrition (over and under nutrition).- starvation and refeeding.- malnutrition (under-nutrition).- obesity.- diabetes.- senile anorexia.- eating disorders.- cachexia.- sarcopenia.- sarcopenic obesity.- nutrition and pancreatic diseases.- nutrition and thyroid.- stunting and growth factors.