Table of Contents

I Basic Concepts, Consumption, Deficiency, and Toxicity.- 1 The Essential Trace Elements and Minerals: Basic Concepts.- 2 Possibly Essential Trace Elements.- 3 Consumption of Trace Elements and Minerals by Preagricultural Humans.- 4 Current Dietary Intakes of Trace Elements and Minerals.- 5 Laboratory Assessment of Trace Element and Mineral Status.- 6 The Epidemiology of Trace Element Deficiencies.- 7 Trace Element and Supplement Safety.- II Trace Element and mineral Nutrition in Healthy People.- 8 Trace Element and Mineral Nutrition in Human Pregnancy.- 9 Trace Element and Mineral Nutrition During Lactation.- 10 Trace Element and Mineral Nutrition in Adolescents.- 11 Trace Element Requirements in the Elderly.- III Trace Element and Mineral Nutrition in Disease.- 12 Genetic Disorders of Trace Element Metabolism.- 13 Trace Element and Mineral Nutrition in Endocrine Diseases.- 14 Trace Element and Mineral Nutrition in Skeletal Health and Disease.- 15 Trace Element and Mineral Nutrition in Ischemic Heart Disease.- 16 Trace Element and Mineral Nutrition in Renal Disease.- 17 Trace Element and Mineral Nutrition in Gastrointestinal Disease.- 18 Immune Dysfunction in Iron, Copper, and Zinc Deficiencies.- 19 Trace Element and Mineral Nutrition in HIV Infection and AIDS: Implications for Host Defense.- 20 Trace Element and Mineral Nutrition in Hospital, Surgical, and Cancer Patients: Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition.- 21 Trace Element and Mineral Nutrition in Diseases of the Eye.- Appendix: Journals and Current Books.

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"This book sets a high standard for presentation of the scientific bases for importance of minerals in human biology and health and will thereby contribute in a major way to the appropriate application of science for improved public health and preventive nutrition, no less important will be its contribution to establishing the foundation for moving the science in this important field even further."-Foreword by Irwin Rosenberg, MD

"In the second part trace mineral nutrition in healthy people is covered, followed by coverage of the trace element nutrition in diseases. This is a unique approach to outline the role of trace element in health and disease conditions. In the body, trace elements do not work alone, but in concert with other nutrients. Contributors discuss trace element nutrition within the content of a specific condition or group of diseases rather than taking the classical approach, which is a discussion of trace element nutrition along the line of individual trace element. The editors provide a comprehensive overview of trace element nutrition in health and disease, and this renders this book a good reference for healthcare professionals."-Doody's Health Science Book Review Journal

"This is an easily readable text, which presents its information in a fashion that is readily accessible to both clinicians and students....This format particularly suits the nutrition practitioner in patient care....Each chapter provides a review of relevant recent research and an extensive reference list, which could further assist the researcher or student. ...The dangers in recommending dietary supplementation with trace elements and minerals is emphasized by a description of the complex emphasized by a description of the complex interactions between the dietary elements....this text deserves a place in the clinical nutritionist's library. The text provides an excellent mixture of current research and practical clinical nutrition, which can be usedas a reference for patient care and for general trace element research, in an easily readable format."-Clinical Chemistry

"The editors provide a comprehensive overview of trace element nutrition in health and disease, and this renders this book a good reference for healthcare professionals." - Doody's Health Science Book Review Journal