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International Standard Book Number  

9780520952171 (electronic bk.)

International Standard Book Number  

0520952170 (electronic bk.)

International Standard Book Number  

9780520262881 (hardback: alk. paper)

International Standard Book Number  

0520262883 (hardback: alk. paper)

Library of Congress Call Number  

RA784-.N462 2012eb

Library of Congress Call Number  

QT235

Dewey Decimal Classification Number  

613.2613.23

Main Entry-Personal Name  

Nestle, Marion.

Publication, Distribution, etc. (Imprint  

Berkeley : University of California Press, 2012

Physical Description  

1 online resource (288 p) : ill.

Series Statement  

California studies in food and culture ; 33

Bibliography, Etc. Note  

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note  

완전내용Introduction -- 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.

Summary, Etc.  

요약Calories--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.

Subject Added Entry-Topical Term  

Nutrition

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Diet

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Obesity Prevention

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Food industry and trade

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Energy Intake -- physiology

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Food Industry

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Marketing

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Obesity -- prevention & control

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Politics

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Health

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HEALTH & FITNESS / Diets.

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HEALTH & FITNESS / Food Content Guides.

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HEALTH & FITNESS / Nutrition.

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MEDICAL / Nursing / Nutrition.

Subject Added Entry-Topical Term  

MEDICAL / Nutrition.

Subject Added Entry-Topical Term  

Diet.

Subject Added Entry-Topical Term  

Food industry and trade.

Subject Added Entry-Topical Term  

Nutrition.

Subject Added Entry-Topical Term  

Obesity Prevention.

Added Entry-Personal Name  

Nesheim, Malden C.

Additional Physical Form Entry  

Print versionNestle, Marion. Why calories count. Berkeley : University of California Press, c2012 9780520262881 (DLC) 2011044785 (OCoLC)755698748

Additional Physical Form Entry  

Print version / Nestle, MarionWhy Calories Count : From Science to Politics. Berkeley : University of California Press,c2012. 9780520262881

Series Added Entry-Uniform Title  

California studies in food and culture ; 33.

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