Vitamins and Minerals: Fact versus Fiction - Hardcover

Chandler Goldstein MA, Myrna; MD, Mark A. Goldstein

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 144085209X ISBN 13: 9781440852091

Publisher: Greenwood, 2018

Synopsis

This accessible reference profiles the vitamins and minerals most important to human health, presenting information in an easy-to-use format and summarizing the findings of key research studies.

· Utilizes a standardized chapter structure that makes finding specific information fast and simple

· Summarizes and contextualizes key research findings in easy-to-understand language

· Provides introductory materials to help readers build a solid foundation of knowledge, including how suggested vitamin and mineral intake amounts are determined and how dietary supplements are regulated

· Includes appendices that provide at-a-glance information about the best food sources for all vitamins and minerals covered in the book

About this title

About the Author

Myrna Chandler Goldstein, MA, has been a freelance writer and independent scholar for more than 25 years and is the author of numerous Greenwood titles.

Mark A. Goldstein, MD, is founding chief of the Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital and associate professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School.

Review

"Summing Up: Recommended. Undergraduates, graduate students, and general readers." - Choice

2018 Top Community College Resource - Choice

About this edition

• Publisher: Greenwood
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 144085209X
• ISBN 13: 9781440852091
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 272