01966nam a22002057a 4500003000900000005001700009008004100026020001800067040000800085050001900093100002400112245005600136260003600192300006000228440003000288500007200318505117500390520017501565650002001740KENaKMTC20260319111055.0260319b        |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9780071489010  cDLC  aTX553.V58 2008  aSteve BlakeeAuthor  a Vitamins and minerals demystified/cby Steve Blake  a New York:bMcGraw-Hill,cc2008  a 1 online resource(xvi,342pages):billustrations;c24cm  a McGraw Hill professional  aTitle from PDF title page (viewed February 14, 2008)
Includes index  aCONTENTS
Figures, Graphs, and RDA TablesPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPART ONE - THE WATER-SOLUBLE VITAMINSChapter 1: The B Vitamins--The Energy VitaminsQuizChapter 2: Vitamin C--The Citrus AntioxidantQuizTest: Part OneChapter 3: Vitamin A--The Night Sight VitaminQuizChapter 4: Vitamin D--The Sunshine VitaminQuizChapter 5: Vitamin E--The Fat AntioxidantQuizChapter 6: Vitamin K--The Green Leafy VitaminQuizTest: Part TwoPART THREE - THE MACRO MINERALSChapter 7: Water and ElectrolytesQuizChapter 8: The Electrolyte Minerals--Sodium, Chloride, and PotassiumQuizChapter 9: Calcium--The Bone BuilderQuizChapter 10: Major Minerals--Phosphorus, Magnesium, and SulfurQuizTest: Part ThreePART FOUR - THE TRACE MINERALSChapter 11: Iron--The Blood BuilderQuizChapter 12: Zinc--The Growth MaterialQuizChapter 13: Minor Trace Minerals--Iodine, Selenium, Copper, Manganese, Fluoride, Chromium, Molybdenum, Lead, and MercuryQuizTest: Part FourFinal ExamAppendix A: Pregnancy and BreastfeedingAppendix B: Weight LossAppendix C: AntioxidantsAppendix D: The ElderlyAppendix E: AlcoholismAppendix F: OsteoporosisAppendix G: Quick SummariesAnswers to QuizzesAnswers to Tests and Final ExamIndex  aExplains the role of vitamins and minerals and how they work in nutrition and physiology, outlining food sources and discussing pitfalls of natural and synthetic vitamins  aDiet in disease