| Edition |
4th ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xxvii, 570 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
monochrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
pt. I. Perspectives on the vitamins in nutrition. What is a vitamin? Thinking about vitamins -- Vitamin: a revolutionary concept -- An operating definition of a vitamin -- The recognized vitamins -- 2. Discovery of the vitamins. The emergence of nutrition as a science -- The process of discovery in nutritional science -- The empirical phase of vitamin discovery -- The experimental phase of vitamin discovery -- The vitamine therory Elucidation of the vitamins -- Vitamin terminology -- Other factors sometimes called vitamins -- The modern history of the vitamins -- 3. Properties of vitamins. Chemical and physical properties of the vitamins -- Vitamin A -- Vitamin D -- Vitamin E -- Vitamin K -- Vitamin C -- Thiamin -- Riboflavin -- Niacin -- Vitamin B6 -- Biotin -- Pantothenic acid -- folate -- Vitamin B12 -- General properties of the vitamins -- Physiological utilization of the vitamins -- Metabolism of the vitamins -- Metabolic functions of the vitamins -- pt. II. Considering the individual vitamins. 5. Vitamin A. The significance of vitamin A -- Sources of vitamin A -- Absorption of vitamin A -- Transport of vitamin A -- Metabolism of vitamin A -- Metabolic functions of vitamin A -- Vitamin A in health and disease -- Vitamin A deficiency -- Vitamin A toxicity -- Case studies. |
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6. Vitamin D. The significance of vitamin D -- Sources of vitamin D -- Enteric absorption of vitamin D -- Transport of vitamin D -- Metabolism of vitamin D -- Metabolic functions of vitamin D -- Vitamin D in health and disease -- Vitamin D deficiency -- Vitamin D toxicity -- Case studies -- 7. Vitamin E. The significance of vitamin E -- Sources of vitamin E -- Absorption of vitamin E -- Transport of vitamin E -- Metabolism of vitamin E -- Metabolic functions of vitamin E -- Vitamin E in health and disease -- Vitamin E deficiency -- Vitamin E toxicity -- Case studies -- 8. Vitamin K. The significance of vitamin K -- Sources of vitamin K -- Absorption of vitamin K -- Transport of vitamin K -- Metabolism of vitamin K -- Metabolic functions of vitamin K -- Vitamin K in health and disease -- Vitamin K deficiency -- Vitamin K toxicity -- Case studies -- 9. Vitamin C. The significance of vitamin C -- Sources of vitamin C -- Absorption of vitamin C -- Transport of vitamin C -- Metabolism of vitamin C -- Metabolic functions of vitamin C -- Vitamin C in health and disease -- Vitamin C deficiency -- Vitamin C toxicity -- case studies. |
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10. Thiamin. The significance of thiamin -- Sources of thiamin -- Absorption of thiamin -- Transport of thiamin -- Metabolism of thiamin -- Metabolic functions of thiamin -- Thiamin in health and disease -- Thiamin deficiency -- Thiamin toxicity -- Case studies -- 11. Riboflavin. The significance of riboflavin -- Sources of riboflavin -- Absorption of riboflavin -- Transport of riboflavin -- Metabolism of riboflavin -- Metabolic functions of riboflavin -- Riboflavin in health and disease -- Riboflavin deficiency -- Riboflavin toxicity -- Case study -- 12. Niacin. The significance of niacin -- Sources of niacin -- Absorption of niacin -- Transport of niacin -- Metabolism of niacin -- Metabolic functions of niacin -- Niacin in health and disease -- Niacin deficiency -- Niacin toxicity -- Case study -- 13. Vitamin B6. The significance of vitamin B6 -- Sources of vitamin B6 -- Absorption of vitamin B6 -- Transport of vitamin B6 -- Metabolism of vitamin B6 -- Metabolic functions of vitamin B6 -- Vitamin B6 in health and disease -- Vitamin B6 deficiency -- Vitamin B6 toxicity -- Case studies -- 14. Biotin. The significance of biotin -- sources of biotin -- absorption of biotin -- transport of biotin -- Metabolism of biotin -- Metabolic functions of biotin -- Biotin in health and disease -- Biotin deficiency -- Biotin toxicity -- Case study. |
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15. Pantothenic acid. The significance of pantothenic acid -- Sources of pantothenic acid -- Absorption of pantothenic acid -- Transport of pantothenic acid -- Metabolism of pantothenic acid -- Metabolic functions of pantothenic acid -- Pantothenic acid in health and disease -- Pantothenic acid deficiency -- Pantothenic acid toxicity -- Case study -- 16. Folate. The significance of folate -- Sources of folate -- Absorption of folate -- Transport of folate -- Metabolism of folate -- Metabolic functions of folate -- Folate in health and disease -- Folate deficiency -- Folate toxicity -- Case study -- 17. Vitamin B12. The significance of vitamin B12 -- Sources of vitamin B12 -- Absorption of vitamin B12 -- Transport of vitamin B12 -- Metabolism of vitamin B12 -- Metabolic functions of vitamin B12 -- Vitamin B12 in health and disease -- Vitamin B12 deficiency -- Vitamin B12 toxicity -- Case study -- 18. Quasi-vitamins. Is the list of vitamins complete? -- Choline -- Carnitine -- myo-Inositol -- Pyrroloquinoline quinone -- Ubiquinones -- Flavonoids -- Non-provitamin A carotenoids -- Orotic acid -- p-Aminobenzoic acid -- Lipoic acid -- Ineffective factors -- Unidentified growth factors -- Questions of semantics. |
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pt. III. Using current knowledge of the vitamins. 19. Sources of the vitamins. Vitamins in foods -- Predicting vitamin contents -- Vitamin bioavailability -- Vitamin losses -- Vitamin fortification -- Biofortification -- Vitamin labeling of foods -- Vitamin supplementation -- Vitamins in livestock feeding -- 20. Assessing vitamin status. General aspects of nutritional assessment -- Assessment of vitamin status -- Vitamin status ofhuman populations -- 21. Quantifying vitamin needs. Dietary standards -- Determining dietary standards for vitamins -- Factors affecting vitamin requirements -- Vitamin allowances for humans -- Vitamin allowances for animals -- 22. Vitamin safety. uses of vitamins above required levels -- Hazards of excessive vitamin intakes -- signs of hypervitaminoses -- Safe intakes of vitamins. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Vitamins.
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Vitamins. |
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Nutrition.
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Nutrition. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| ISBN |
9780123819819 (electronic book) |
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0123819814 (electronic book) |
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