The vitamins : fundamental aspects in nutrition and health /
Combs, Gerald F.,
The vitamins : fundamental aspects in nutrition and health / Fundamental aspects in nutrition and health Gerald F. Combs. - Third edition. - xix, 583 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Perspectives on the Vitamins in Nutrition -- What Is a Vitamin? -- Discovery of the Vitamins -- Chemical and Physiological Properties of the Vitamins -- Vitamin Deficiency -- Considering the Individual Vitamins -- Vitamin A -- Vitamin D -- Vitamin E -- Vitamin K -- Vitamin C -- Thiamin -- Riboflavin -- Niacin -- Vitamin B[subscript 6] -- Biotin -- Pantothenic Acid -- Folate -- Vitamin B[subscript 12] -- Ouasi-vitamins -- Using Current Knowledge of the Vitamins -- Sources of the Vitamins -- Assessing Vitamin Status -- Quantifying Vitamin Needs -- Vitamin Safety -- Vitamin Terminology: Past and Present -- Original Reports for Case Studies -- A Core of Current Vitamin Research Literature -- Vitamin Contents of Foods -- Vitamin Contents of Feedstuffs. Pt. I. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Ch. 4. Pt. II. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Ch. 7. Ch. 8. Ch. 9. Ch. 10. Ch. 11. Ch. 12. Ch. 13. Ch. 14. Ch. 15. Ch. 16. Ch. 17. Ch. 18. Pt. III. Ch. 19. Ch. 20. Ch. 21. Ch. 22. App. A. App. B. App. C. App. D. App. E.
"The third edition of The Vitamins: Fundamental Aspects in Nutrition and Health, provides 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. The Vitamins contains a cohesive and well-organized presentation of each of the vitamins, as well as the history of their discoveries and current information about their roles in nutrition and health."--BOOK JACKET.
012183493X 9780121834937
2007026776
Vitamins.
Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
QP771 / .C645 2008
612.399
The vitamins : fundamental aspects in nutrition and health / Fundamental aspects in nutrition and health Gerald F. Combs. - Third edition. - xix, 583 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Perspectives on the Vitamins in Nutrition -- What Is a Vitamin? -- Discovery of the Vitamins -- Chemical and Physiological Properties of the Vitamins -- Vitamin Deficiency -- Considering the Individual Vitamins -- Vitamin A -- Vitamin D -- Vitamin E -- Vitamin K -- Vitamin C -- Thiamin -- Riboflavin -- Niacin -- Vitamin B[subscript 6] -- Biotin -- Pantothenic Acid -- Folate -- Vitamin B[subscript 12] -- Ouasi-vitamins -- Using Current Knowledge of the Vitamins -- Sources of the Vitamins -- Assessing Vitamin Status -- Quantifying Vitamin Needs -- Vitamin Safety -- Vitamin Terminology: Past and Present -- Original Reports for Case Studies -- A Core of Current Vitamin Research Literature -- Vitamin Contents of Foods -- Vitamin Contents of Feedstuffs. Pt. I. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Ch. 4. Pt. II. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Ch. 7. Ch. 8. Ch. 9. Ch. 10. Ch. 11. Ch. 12. Ch. 13. Ch. 14. Ch. 15. Ch. 16. Ch. 17. Ch. 18. Pt. III. Ch. 19. Ch. 20. Ch. 21. Ch. 22. App. A. App. B. App. C. App. D. App. E.
"The third edition of The Vitamins: Fundamental Aspects in Nutrition and Health, provides 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. The Vitamins contains a cohesive and well-organized presentation of each of the vitamins, as well as the history of their discoveries and current information about their roles in nutrition and health."--BOOK JACKET.
012183493X 9780121834937
2007026776
Vitamins.
Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
QP771 / .C645 2008
612.399