Vitamins and Minerals Demystified

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McGraw Hill Professional, 16 thg 10, 2007 - 342 trang

Encapsulating the science behind vitamins and minerals

Need to understand how vitamins and minerals work but find dense texts difficult to absorb? Here's your panacea! Vitamins & Minerals Demystified makes it easy to digest information on everything from A to zinc.

Written by a holistic health doctor, this essential guide explains the crucial role vitamins and minerals play in nutrition and physiology. You'll find details on the type and amount required for survival and for increased disease resistance. The book outlines the food sources of different vitamins and minerals and covers the benefits and pitfalls of both natural and synthetic vitamins. Featuring end-of-chapter quizzes and a final exam, this book will fortify your knowledge of vitamins and minerals.

This fast and easy guide offers:

  • Numerous figures to illustrate key concepts
  • Graphs indicating the foods rich in various vitamins and minerals
  • Charts featuring U.S. Recommended Daily Allowances (USRDAs)
  • Coverage of deficiency-related diseases
  • Quick summaries of each vitamin and mineral reinforce learning

Simple enough for a beginner, but challenging enough for an advanced student, Vitamins & Minerals Demystified is the perfect supplement for anyone studying or interested in this important health topic.

 

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The WaterSoluble Vitamins
1
The FatSoluble Vitamins
81
The Macro Minerals
143
The Trace Minerals
215
Final Exam
285
Appendices
303
Answers to Quizzes
323
Answers to Tests and Final Exam
325
Index
329
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Trang 68 - ... have not found differences in cancer risk, while studies finding significant cancer risk reductions found them in people consuming at least 80 to 110 mg of vitamin C daily.1 Life Stage Age Males, mg/d Females, mg/d Infants 0-6 months 40 (Al) 40 (Al) Infants 7-12 months 50 (Al) 50 (Al) Children...‎
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Trang 81 - Fat-Soluble Vitamins. The fat-soluble vitamins are vitamins A, D, E, and K. These vitamins...‎
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Trang 169 - People who eat large amounts of fruits and vegetables have a high potassium intake, on the order of 8 to 11 g/day (NRC, 1989).‎
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Trang 91 - RDA is based on the amount needed to ensure adequate stores of vitamin A in the body to support normal reproductive function, immune function, gene expression, and vision...‎
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Giới thiệu về tác giả (2007)

Steve Blake is the founder and director of the Maui Holistic Health Center and Natural Life Services. He has earned doctorates in naturopathic medicine and holistic health as well as earning a master herbalist degree. He has written a dozen databases organizing alternative medical knowledge including GlobalHerb and Alternative Remedies. He has developed many nutritional supplements including Advanced Nutritional System and Children’s Chewable by Rainbow Light and the Spectrum vitamin line.

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Tiêu đềVitamins and Minerals Demystified
Tác giảSteve Blake
Nhà xuất bảnMcGraw Hill Professional, 2007
ISBN007159471X, 9780071594714
Độ dài342 trang
  
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