Based on a thorough review of the latest nutrition research, this book provides accurate and practical information on everything you need to know about vitamins and minerals.The three basic sections of the book - a detailed A-to-Z listing of all vitamins/minerals and their functions, vitamins/minerals in the prevention and treatment of disease, and the vitamin/mineral-rich diet - tells you everything you need to know about how these nutrients work, deficiency symptoms, dietary sources, when supplements are useful, the nutritional consequences of specific medicines, the role of these nutrients in disease prevention, the latest news on the phytochemicals, and more.

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.

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