The Vitamins
Academic Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-12-183492-0 (ISBN)
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"The Vitamins, Second Edition" provides thoroughly updated, revised and expanded coverage of the biochemistry and physiology of vitamins and vitamin-like substances. It contains a cohesive, well-organized and readable presentation of each of the vitamins, as well as the history of their discoveries and the status of current knowledge concerning their roles in nutrition and health. The book is organized, personal, and supportive for effective teaching and learning. Each chapter begins with a list of concepts, objectives, and vocabulary, and concludes with case studies, student questions and exercises. "The Vitamins" is intended for use by students and health professionals as a text and major reference in human and animal nutrition and in clinical medicine. It will also be valuable to all researchers in food science, veterinary science and the animal sciences.
Key features include: extensively expanded revision of the widely used First Edition; concisely presented state of knowledge of the vitamins and vitamin-like substances; pertinent issues emerging from the fields of molecular biology and epidemiology; emphasizing the biochemical and clinical aspects of the vitamins; and employing a concept-based approach which facilitates meaningful learning. This book is extensively footnoted to provide reader with a deeper level of understanding of key issues. It uses advance organizers such as anchoring concepts, learning objectives and vocabulary at the beginning of each chapter. It presents illustrative case studies, study questions and exercises at the end of chapters and includes guide for instructors and students.
Gerald F. Combs, Jr., Ph.D., is a Emeritus Professor of Nutrition at Cornell University. His specialties are the nutritional biochemistry of trace elements and vitamins, clinical intervention studies, and the linkages of agriculture and human health in national development. He has authored or co-authored 279 publications, including two major reference books.
Perspectives on the Vitamins in Nutrition: What is a Vitamin? Discovery of the Vitamins. Chemical and Physiological Properties of the Vitamins. Vitamin Deficiency. The Individual Vitamins: Vitamin A. Vitamin D. Vitamin E. Vitamin K. Vitamin C. Thiamin. Riboflavin. Niacin. Vitamin B6. Biotin. Pantothenic Acid. Folate. Vitamin B12. Quasi-Vitamins. Using Current Knowledge of the Vitamins: Sources of the Vitamins. Assessing Vitamin Status. Quantifying Vitamin Requirements. Vitamin Safety. Appendices: Current and Obsolete Designations of "Vitamins" and Other Vitamin-Like "Factors" Studies. Original Reports for Case Studies. Some Additional Case Studies. A Core of Vitamin Research Literature. Tables of Vitamin Contents of Foods. Index.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 12.11.1998 |
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| Zusatzinfo | index |
| Verlagsort | San Diego |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 175 x 254 mm |
| Gewicht | 1316 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe ► Diätassistenz / Ernährungsberatung |
| Studium ► 1. Studienabschnitt (Vorklinik) ► Biochemie / Molekularbiologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-12-183492-1 / 0121834921 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-12-183492-0 / 9780121834920 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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