Title: The Essential Guide to Vitamins and Minerals: Second Edition, Revised and Updated
Publisher: Collins Reference
Publication Date: 1996
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0062733451
ISBN 13: 9780062733450
Binding: paperback
Edition: 2nd Edition
Condition: New
Weight: 18 ounces

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The Essential Guide to Vitamins and Minerals provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the importance of vitamins and minerals as reported by medical research studies and testing from leading institutions around the world. In three parts this book 1) Gives a detailed profile of over 40 vitamins and minerals (including nutrient-nutrient interactions), 2) Examines the effects of vitamins and minerals on over 40 diseases and conditions, and 3) Lays out guidelines for creating the vitamin/mineral-rich diet. In addition, here you'll find everything you need to know about:

Antioxidants and the Prevention of Disease and Premature Aging
Vitamins, Minerals, and the Body
The Recommended Daily Intakes
Marginal Deficiencies
Vitamins, Minerals, and the Immune System
How Medications, Alcohol, and Tobacco Affect Nutrient Status
Vitamins, Minerals, and Food
Understanding and Choosing Supplements
Meal-Planning Guidelines
Convenience, Fast, and Snack Foods
Special Diets

About the Author

Elizabeth Somer is a consulting nutritionist and author of numerous books on health and nutrition including Food and Mood, Nutrition Desk Reference, Nutrition for a Healthy Pregnancy, and Nutrition for Women.

Health Media of America is one of the foremost information packages for the pharmaceutical trade.

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