Perspectives on the Vitamins in Nutrition: What is a Vitamin? Discovery of the Vitamins. Chemical and Physiological Properties of the Vitamins. Vitamin Deficiency. The Individual Vitamins: Vitamin A. Vitamin D. Vitamin E. Vitamin K. Vitamin C. Thiamin. Riboflavin. Niacin. Vitamin B6. Biotin. Pantothenic Acid. Folate. Vitamin B12. Quasi-Vitamins. Using Current Knowledge of the Vitamins: Sources of the Vitamins. Assessing Vitamin Status. Quantifying Vitamin Requirements. Vitamin Safety. Appendices: Current and Obsolete Designations of "Vitamins" and Other Vitamin-Like "Factors" Studies. Original Reports for Case Studies. Some Additional Case Studies. A Core of Vitamin Research Literature. Tables of Vitamin Contents of Foods. Index.
Key Features
* Extensively expanded revision of the widely used First
Edition
* Concisely presents the state of knowledge of the vitamins and
vitamin-like substances
* Includes pertinent issues emerging from the fields of molecular
biology and epidemiology
* Emphasizes the biochemical and clinical aspects of the
vitamins
* Employs a concept-based approach which facilitates meaningful
learning
* Extensively footnoted to provide reader with a deeper level of
understanding of key issues
* Uses advance organizers such as anchoring concepts, learning
objectives and vocabulary at the beginning of each chapter
* Presents illustrative case studies, study questions and exercises
at the end of chapters
* Includes guide for instructors and students
Gerald F. Combs, Jr., Ph.D., is a Emeritus Professor of Nutrition at Cornell University. His specialties are the nutritional biochemistry of trace elements and vitamins, clinical intervention studies, and the linkages of agriculture and human health in national development. He has authored or co-authored 279 publications, including two major reference books.
Praise for the First Edition: "It was a pleasure to read this magnificent book that can be used for teaching and as a desk reference. In short, this is the premier textbook in vitamins and may be used at both the graduate and undergraduate levels." --JOURNAL OF OPTIMAL NUTRITION "This text would be useful for anyone teaching a course about vitamins." --FOOD TECHNOLOGY "The organization of the book is a unique and useful approach to presenting material. Students will find the formatting of individual chapters extremely useful. This is an excellent learning textbook for an undergraduate or early graduate course on the vitamins." --JOURNAL OF NUTRITION EDUCATION "The book is obviously valuable to those teaching or using information associated with vitamins. I also recommend the book to other teachers as a way of presenting material to students to learn rather than memorize." --JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICAL EDUCATION "The strength of this book is the clear description of the chemistry of each vitamin and related compounds and of the biochemistry and metabolic functions in the body. For those who want to build their knowledge of the vitamins on a chemical and biochemical base, this book will prove excellent." --AUSTRALIAN VETERINARY JOURNAL "A comprehensive text providing the biochemistry, physiology and clinical aspects of vitamins, and vitamin-like substances. There are five appendixes with detailed tables of vitamin content of foods. A text for anybody interested in nutrition, students, teachers or just physicians." --JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM, Volume 13, No. 5, 2000
Praise for the First Edition: "It was a pleasure to read this magnificent book that can be used for teaching and as a desk reference. In short, this is the premier textbook in vitamins and may be used at both the graduate and undergraduate levels." --JOURNAL OF OPTIMAL NUTRITION "This text would be useful for anyone teaching a course about vitamins." --FOOD TECHNOLOGY "The organization of the book is a unique and useful approach to presenting material. Students will find the formatting of individual chapters extremely useful. This is an excellent learning textbook for an undergraduate or early graduate course on the vitamins." --JOURNAL OF NUTRITION EDUCATION "The book is obviously valuable to those teaching or using information associated with vitamins. I also recommend the book to other teachers as a way of presenting material to students to learn rather than memorize." --JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICAL EDUCATION "The strength of this book is the clear description of the chemistry of each vitamin and related compounds and of the biochemistry and metabolic functions in the body. For those who want to build their knowledge of the vitamins on a chemical and biochemical base, this book will prove excellent." --AUSTRALIAN VETERINARY JOURNAL "A comprehensive text providing the biochemistry, physiology and clinical aspects of vitamins, and vitamin-like substances. There are five appendixes with detailed tables of vitamin content of foods. A text for anybody interested in nutrition, students, teachers or just physicians." --JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM, Volume 13, No. 5, 2000
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