The vitamins : fundamental aspects in nutrition and health / Gerald F. Combs, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Combs, Gerald F.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vitamins.

Nutrition.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (599 p.)

Edition:

4th ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Elsevier/Academic Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The fourth edition of this bestselling text will again provide 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. It contains a cohesive and well-organized presentation of each of the vitamins, as well as the history of their discoveries and current information about the

Contents:

pt. 1. Perspectives on the vitamins in nutrition

pt. 2. Considering the individual vitamins

pt. 3. Using current knowledge of the vitamins.

Notes:

Subtitle from cover.

Two columns to the page.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-73515-6

0-12-381981-4

OCLC:

782878405