Scientific evidence for musculoskeletal, bariatric, and sports nutrition / edited by Ingrid Kohlstadt.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Frontiers and Technologic Advances -- Body Composition: Quantifying the Musculoskeletal System -- Nutrigenomics: Strategic Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders of Aging -- Early Environments: Fetal and Infant Nutrition -- Key Nutrients -- Fat -- Carbohydrate -- Protein -- Antioxidants -- Water: A Driving Force in the Musculoskeletal System -- Magnesium -- Vitamin D. Chromium: Roles in the Regulation of Lean Body Mass and Body Weight -- Fat Tissue -- Energy Balance -- Neuroendocrine Regulation of Appetite -- Estrogen's Role in the Regulation of Appetite and Body Fat -- Childhood Obesity -- Bariatric Surgery: More Effective with Nutrition -- Malnutrition: Applying the Physiology of Food Restriction to Clinical Practice -- Muscle Tissue -- Muscle Atrophy -- Muscle Strain -- Muscle Hypertrophy -- Soft Tissue -- Osteoarthritis -- Fibromyalgia -- Gout -- Oral Markers of Tissue Health -- Bone -- Bone Nutrition -- Osteoporosis -- Fractures -- Physical Stress -- Preparing for Orthopedic Surgery -- Xenobiotics: Managing Toxic Metals, Biocides, Hormone Mimics, Solvents and Chemical Disruptors(.) -- Ergogenics: Maintaining Performance during Physical Stress -- Terrestrial Extremes: Nutritional Considerations for High Altitude and Cold and Hot Climates.