| Description |
342 pages ; 24cm |
| Series |
Demystified series |
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McGraw-Hill "Demystified" series.
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| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Figures, Graphs, and RDA Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part One - The Water-Soluble Vitamins -- Chapter 1: The B Vitamins--The Energy Vitamins -- Quiz -- Chapter 2: Vitamin C--The Citrus Antioxidant -- Quiz -- Test: Part One -- Chapter 3: Vitamin A--The Night Sight Vitamin -- Quiz -- Chapter 4: Vitamin D--The Sunshine Vitamin -- Quiz -- Chapter 5: Vitamin E--The Fat Antioxidant -- Quiz -- Chapter 6: Vitamin K--The Green Leafy Vitamin -- Quiz -- Test: Part Two -- Part Three - The Macro Minerals -- Chapter 7: Water and Electrolytes -- Quiz -- Chapter 8: The Electrolyte Minerals--Sodium, Chloride, and Potassium -- Quiz -- Chapter 9: Calcium--The Bone Builder -- Quiz -- Chapter 10: Major Minerals--Phosphorus, Magnesium, and Sulfur -- Quiz -- Test: Part Three -- Part Four - The Trace Minerals -- Chapter 11: Iron--The Blood Builder -- Quiz -- Chapter 12: Zinc--The Growth Material -- Quiz -- Chapter 13: Minor Trace Minerals--Iodine, Selenium, Copper, Manganese, Fluoride, Chromium, Molybdenum, Lead, and Mercury -- Quiz -- Test: Part Four -- Final Exam -- Appendix A: Pregnancy and Breastfeeding -- Appendix B: Weight Loss -- Appendix C: Antioxidants -- Appendix D: The Elderly -- Appendix E: Alcoholism -- Appendix F: Osteoporosis -- Appendix G: Quick Summaries -- Answers to Quizzes -- Answers to Tests and Final Exam -- Index |
| Summary |
Explains 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 |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Subject |
Vitamins in human nutrition.
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| LC no. |
2009278405 |
| ISBN |
9780071489010 (paperback) |
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