Understanding Nutrition, Volume 2Rolfes, a nutritionist, adds new chapter opening and closing scenarios to this tenth edition for undergraduates. The art and layout have been redesigned for this edition, and there are new sections on current and controversial topics. Other learning features include chapter summaries, study questions, and appendices reviewing basic concepts of chemistry and major metabolic pathways. |
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Page 476
... muscular flexibility : the capacity of the joints to move through a full range of motion ; the ability to bend and recover without injury . muscle strength : the ability of muscles to work against resistance . muscle endurance : the ...
... muscular flexibility : the capacity of the joints to move through a full range of motion ; the ability to bend and recover without injury . muscle strength : the ability of muscles to work against resistance . muscle endurance : the ...
Page 481
... muscles , ATP provides the chemical driving force for contraction . When ATP is split , its energy is released , and the muscle cells channel some of that energy into mechanical movement and most of it into heat - heat the exerciser can ...
... muscles , ATP provides the chemical driving force for contraction . When ATP is split , its energy is released , and the muscle cells channel some of that energy into mechanical movement and most of it into heat - heat the exerciser can ...
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... muscle and other lean tissues and , to some extent , to fuel activity . The body does , however , handle protein differently during activity than during rest . Protein Used in Muscle Building Synthesis of body proteins is suppressed ...
... muscle and other lean tissues and , to some extent , to fuel activity . The body does , however , handle protein differently during activity than during rest . Protein Used in Muscle Building Synthesis of body proteins is suppressed ...
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