The vitamins: fundamental aspects in nutrition and health
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Main Author: Combs, Gerald F. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam Elsevier Academic Press ©2008
Edition:3rd ed
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
"The third edition of The Vitamins: Fundamental Aspects in Nutrition and Health, provides the latest coverage of the biochemistry and physiology of vitamins and vitamin-like substances. Extensively revised and expanded on the basis of recent research findings with enlarged coverage of health effects of vitamin-like factors, it is ideally suited for students and an important reference for anyone interested in nutrition, food science, animal science, or endocrinology. The Vitamins contains a cohesive and well-organized presentation of each of the vitamins, as well as the history of their discoveries and current information about their roles in nutrition and health."--Jacket
Front Cover; The Vitamins; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Contents; Preface; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; How to Use This Book; Part I: Perspectives on the Vitamins in Nutrition; Chapter I: What is a Vitamin?; Chapter 2: Discovery of the Vitamins; Chapter 3: Chemical and Physiological Properties of the Vitamins; Chapter 4: Vitamin Deficiency; Part II: Considering the Individual Vitamins; Chapter 5: Vitamin A; Chapter 6: Vitamin D; Chapter 7: Vitamin E; Chapter 8: Vitamin K; Chapter 9: Vitamin C; Chapter 10: Thiamin; Chapter 11: Riboflavin; Chapter 12: Niacin
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xix, 583 pages)
ISBN:0080561306
012183493X
9780080561301
9780121834937

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