An Evidence-Based Approach to Vitamins and Minerals: Health Benefits and Intake Recommendations

ISBN-13: 9783131324528 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 272 str.

Jane Higdon; Victoria Drake

Opis

An Evidence-Based Approach to Vitamins and Minerals: Health Benefits and Intake Recommendations is a trusted resource for the health professional who needs to interpret the explosion of studies on the role of micronutrients in health and disease and who is concerned about the proliferation of dietary supplements now available to the consumer.

This evidence-based reference, now in a second edition, presents the most current scientific, epidemiological and clinical research on the role of vitamins and minerals in preventing disease and promoting optimal health. Organized by micronutrient, the book covers biological function, deficiency, recommended daily allowance, role in disease prevention and treatment, sources, safety, and interactions with other micronutrients and drugs--all endorsed by the internationally acclaimed Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University.

Special Features:

• Each chapter reviewed by a recognized expert in the
  field, who also served on the book's Editorial Advisory Board

• Contains the latest intake recommendations from the
  Linus Pauling Institute, as well as the Food and Nutrition Board of the
  Institute for Medicine

• Provides a complete index by disease or disorder that
  facilitates easy location of condition-specific information found in multiple
  chapters

• Extensively referenced, with hundreds of citations
  from the most current experimental, clinical and epidemiological studies

• Includes useful appendices covering drug-nutrient
  interactions and nutrient-nutrient interactions, a glossary of terms, a units
  conversion table, and the Linus Pauling Institute "Prescription for Health,"
  summarizing its recommendations for a healthy diet, lifestyle, and supplement
  use

Taking the approach that micronutrients play a
significant role not only in preventing deficiency disease, but in enhancing general health and averting chronic disease, this book is essential for physicians, nutritionists, and allied health professionals who need the most reliable, up-to-date information in this rapidly expanding field.

Spis treści

Chapter 1 Biotin
Chapter 2 Folic Acid
Chapter 3 Niacin
Chapter 4 Pantothenic Acid
Chapter 5 Riboflavin
Chapter 6 Thiamin
Chapter 7 Vitamin A
Chapter 8 Vitamin B6
Chapter 9 Vitamin B12
Chapter 10 Vitamin C
Chapter 11 Vitamin D
Chapter 12 Vitamin E
Chapter 13 Vitamin K
Chapter 14 Calcium
Chapter 15 Chromium
Chapter 16 Copper
Chapter 17 Fluoride (Fluorine)
Chapter 18 Iodine
Chapter 19 Iron
Chapter 20 Magnesium
Chapter 21 Manganese
Chapter 22 Molybdenum
Chapter 23 Phosphorus
Chapter 24 Potassium
Chapter 25 Selenium
Chapter 26 Sodium Chloride
Chapter 27 Zinc
Appendix 1 Nutrient-Nutrient Interactions
Appendix 2 Drug-Nutrient Interactions
Appendix 3 Quick Reference to Diseases
Appendix 4 Glossary
The Linus Pauling Institute's Prescription for Healthy Living