Harper's Illustrated Biochemistry, Volume 1 - Murray R. 1993

Biochemistry and Medicine
Biochemistry, Nutrition, Prevention, and Treatment

One of the main prerequisites for maintaining health is an optimal diet containing a range of chemical substances, chief among them being Vitamins, Certain Amino Acids, specific Fatty acids, various minerals, and Water. All of these substances are of considerable interest to both biochemistry and the science of Nutrition. Consequently, There is a close connection between these two fields. Furthermore, given the ongoing efforts to curb rising healthcare costs, it is reasonable to expect that increasing attention will be focused on health maintenance and disease Prevention, i.e., preventive medicine. For instance, in the prevention of atherosclerosis and Cancer, proper nutrition is likely to assume ever-greater significance over time. At the same time, the very concept of a rational diet must be grounded in a solid understanding of biochemistry.



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