Where Does All That Food Go?: How Metabolism Fuels Life

ISBN-13: 9783030509675 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 151 str.

Alicia Kowaltowski; Fernando Abdulkader

Spis treści

Preface

What is Metabolism?

How Metabolism Works

Carbohydrate Metabolism

Mitochondria: The Batteries of Our Cells

Lipid Metabolism

Protein Metabolism

Alcohol Metabolism

Metabolism and Obesity

Diabetes and Metabolism

Metabolism in the Brain

Metabolism and Heart Disease

Metabolism in Exercise

Cancer and Metabolism

We are Stardust

Glossary

O autorze

Prof. Alicia Kowaltowski: MD, PhD, Professor of Biochemistry at the Institute of Chemistry, University of São Paulo, Brazil. Her main research interest is energy metabolism, particularly mitochondrial bioenergetics. She has published more than 140 peer-reviewed papers to date, with over 12300 citations (Google Scholar). She is a John Simon Guggenheim Latin American Fellowship recipient, Fellow of the Society for Redox Biology & Medicine, and member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences, among other distinctions.

 

Prof. Fernando Abdulkader: BPharm, PhD, Assistant Professor of Physiology and Biophysics at the Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, Brazil. His research interests focus on mechanisms that couple stimulus to secretion in endocrine cells, particularly the ones that secrete insulin, and on the development of strategies for Physiology education. He has published 28 scientific papers to date, with over 1500 citations (Google Scholar).

Blurb

Most people know metabolism is somehow related to our food and tendency to gain or lose weight, but few people actually understand what metabolism is, and how it is essential for all living beings. This book explains the concept and scope of metabolism, how it works, and how metabolic dysfunction is related to diseases. Using language accessible for the general reader and storytelling, it explains which molecules our bodies are made of, how we build these molecules, and how we transform them and the food we eat within us. It also explains how errors in metabolic processes can lead to diseases, including obesity, diabetes, Parkinson´s disease, heart disease, stroke, and more. In essence, it is a user´s manual to explain how our bodies process, change, and use our food.