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Crash Course Metabolism and Nutrition

For the MLA and Medical Exams

  • 6th Edition - January 16, 2026
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Kathryn Dunn, Rohan Misra, Rohan Patel, Lorna Russell, Vinit Shah
  • Editors: Dipesh Patel, Philip Xiu
  • Language: English

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Description

Crash Course – your effective every-day study companion PLUS the perfect antidote for exam stress! Save time and be assured you have the essential information you need in one place to excel on your course and achieve exam success.

A winning formula now for over 25 years, having sold over 1 million copies and translated in over 8 languages, each series volume has been fine-tuned and fully updated to make your life easier. Especially written by senior students or junior doctors/residents – those who understand what is essential for exam success – with all information thoroughly checked and quality assured by expert Faculty Advisers, the result is books that exactly meet your needs and you know you can trust.

Each chapter guides you succinctly through the full range of curriculum topics in the MLA syllabus, integrating clinical considerations with the relevant basic science and avoiding unnecessary or confusing detail. Text boxes help you get to the hints, tips and key points you need fast! A fully revised self-assessment section matching the latest exam formats is included to check your understanding and aid exam preparation. The accompanying enhanced, downloadable eBook completes this invaluable learning package.

Series volumes have been honed to meet the requirements of today’s medical students, although the range of other health students and professionals who need rapid access to the essentials of metabolism and nutrition will also love the unique approach of Crash Course. Whether you need to get out of a fix or aim for a distinction Crash Course is for you!

This fully updated edition seamlessly integrates biochemistry and clinical practice in endocrinology, metabolism and nutrition. Covering everything from cellular biology to diabetes management and obesity therapies, it offers up-to-date guidelines and in-depth explorations of key metabolic processes. An essential resource for students, it provides the crucial knowledge needed to understand and address a wide range of metabolic and nutritional disorders.

Key features

  • Fully aligned to MLA requirements, with key ‘conditions’ and ‘presentations’ highlighted in handy checklists - save valuable revision time and be confident you have the syllabus covered
  • Updated self-assessment section matching the latest exam formats – confirm your understanding and improve exam technique fast

Readership

Medical students, junior doctors

Table of contents

1. Cellular biology

2. Introduction to metabolism

3. The tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle

4. Oxidative phosphorylation

5. Carbohydrate metabolism

6. Glucose homeostasis and diabetes mellitus

7. Lipid metabolism and lipid transport

8. Energy balance and obesity

9. Protein metabolism and malnutrition

10. One-carbon transfer, purines, pyrimidines and haem

11. The thyroid gland

12. Vitamins and their deficiencies

13. Minerals and their deficiencies

14. Clinical assessment of metabolism and nutritional disorders
Self-Assessment
Glossary

Review quotes

Review of the previous edition:
"The book is well written, packed with pertinent information, and content rich." --Linda Van Horn, PhD, RDN (Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine) for Doody's Review Service

Product details

  • Edition: 6
  • Latest edition
  • Published: February 6, 2026
  • Language: English

About the editor

PX

Philip Xiu

Philip Xiu a GP Registrar, Yorkshire Deanery, Leeds, UK.
Affiliations and expertise
Honorary Senior Lecturer Leeds University School of Medicine PCN Educational Lead Medical Examiner Leeds Teaching Hospital Trust Leeds, UK

About the authors

KD

Kathryn Dunn

Affiliations and expertise
Final year student, St George’s University

RM

Rohan Misra

Affiliations and expertise
West Hertfordshire teaching hospitals NHS trust

RP

Rohan Patel

Affiliations and expertise
4th year Pharmacology Bsc, University of Edinburgh

LR

Lorna Russell

Affiliations and expertise
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

VS

Vinit Shah

Affiliations and expertise
Consultant in Endocrinology and General Internal Medicine, London North west NHS trust