A Primer for the Exercise and Nutrition Sciences

Thermodynamics, Bioenergetics, Metabolism

Christopher B. Scott (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

166 Seiten

2010 | Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2008
Humana Press Inc. (Verlag)
978-1-61737-893-5 (ISBN)

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What a journey writing this text has been. The lengthy voyage started well before the idea hatched of authoring a text that contained the word “thermodynamics”! I was informed by my good friend and sometimes colleague Dr. Jose Antonio that by including that word in the title, nutritionists and exercise physiologists might avoid the subject. But almost every step of my expedition was taken on a rather solid foundation of thermodynamics and as such the topic could not possibly be omitted from the title or the text of a book about bioenergetics and energy expenditure. I am not a physicist. In fact I ?rst went to college to become a football coach. That vocational choice began to deteriorate when taking the mandatory anatomy and physiology courses required of all physical education majors. This information was exciting; my interest in physical education began to wane. During sophomore year, I answered an advertisement in the school newspaper requesting research subjects.

Thermodynamics.- Introduction: Thermodynamics, Bioenergetics, Metabolism.- Within and Without: Systems and Surroundings.- Conservation.- Matter and Energy.- Energy Accountability: Enthalpy (H).- Energy Has Bias: Entropy (S).- The Energy Exchange Gradient: Gibbs Energy (G).- Bioenergetics.- Life's Currency: ATP.- Metabolism as an Energy-Exchange Device.- Anaerobic Metabolism.- Aerobic Metabolism.- Metabolism.- Aerobic Energy Expenditure.- Anaerobic Energy Expenditure.- Metabolic Energy Expenditure at Rest.- Metabolic Energy Expenditure of Activity (Work and Exercise).- Total Energy Expenditure of Exercise and Recovery.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	9.12.2010
Zusatzinfo	XIV, 166 p.
Verlagsort	Totowa, NJ
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe ► Diätassistenz / Ernährungsberatung
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Sportmedizin
	Studium ► 1. Studienabschnitt (Vorklinik) ► Physiologie
	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Prävention / Gesundheitsförderung
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Biochemie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Angewandte Physik
	Technik ► Lebensmitteltechnologie
	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
ISBN-10	1-61737-893-3 / 1617378933
ISBN-13	978-1-61737-893-5 / 9781617378935
Zustand	Neuware