Calcium Hunger
Behavioral and Biological Regulation

This book brings together the behavioral, physiological, and neuroendocrine regulation of calcium.

Jay Schulkin (Author)

9780521795517, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 30 October 2000

218 pages, 68 b/w illus. 14 tables
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm, 0.33 kg

"a valuable addition to the reading list of not only established scientists interested in various aspects of nutrition research, but also of graduate students." Forum

This book brings together the behavioral, physiological, and neuroendocrine regulation of calcium. An understanding of how the brain orchestrates whole-body demands for calcium is introduced. The approach is one in which behavior in addition to physiology serves bodily maintenance. The book links basic and clinical literature surrounding calcium homeostatis, as a wide variety of clinical syndromes are tied to calcium metabolism. Because calcium is so important during life stages particular to women, an emphasis is placed on the relevance of calcium to women's health throughout the book, though not exclusively since calcium is fundamental to both sexes.

Introduction
1. Behavioral regulation of the internal milieu
2. Behavioral/gustatory regulation of calcium
3. Gender differences in calcium regulation
4. Neural and endocrine regulation of calcium ingestion
5. Nutritional issues, bodily health, and calcium regulation over the life cycle
Conclusion
References
Appendix
Index.

Subject Areas: Animal behaviour [PSVP], Neurosciences [PSAN], Medicine [M]