Fundamentals of rational nutrition

The textbook discussed the physiological role of basic nutrients, vitamins, provitamins, inorganic compounds in the metabolism and energy of the body of a healthy person. Data on the methods of studying energy exchange are given. The theories explaining the physiological mechanisms of regulation of food intake are considered. From the standpoint of evidence-based medicine, the basic principles of the organization of rational nutrition of a person are highlighted.

The materials set forth in the textbook correspond to the curriculum for the normal physiology of the medical, medical, dental faculties and the faculty of higher nursing education of medical universities and existing regulatory documents, In particular, the Federal State Educational Standard of Higher Education.