The vitamins : fundamental aspects in nutrition and health

Provides advanced coverage of the biochemistry and physiology of vitamins and vitamin-like substances. Suitable for those interested in nutrition, food science, animal science or endocrinology, this title provides a presentation of each of the vitamins, as well as the history of their discoveries an...

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Main Author: Combs, Gerald F. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam : Elsevier c2012
Edition:Fourth edition
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505 0 |a 1. What is a vitamin? -- 2. Discovery of the vitamins -- 3. Properties of vitamins -- 4. Vitamin deficiency -- 5. Vitamin A -- 6. Vitamin D -- 7. Vitamin E -- 8. Vitamin K -- 9. Vitamin C -- 10. Thiamin -- 11. Riboflavin -- 12. Niacin -- 13. Vitamin B6 -- 14. Biotin -- 15. Pantothenic acid -- 16. Folate -- 17. Vitamin B12 -- 18. Quasi-vitamins -- 19. Sources of the vitamins -- 20. Accessing vitamin status -- 21. Quantifying vitamin needs -- 22. Vitamin safety 
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