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The Essential Guide
to Vitamins and Minerals, 2nd edition
HarperCollins Publishers, NY 1996
ISBN 0-062-73345-1 ($18.95, buy
now)
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 - tell 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.
"Everything you need to
know about.." is the perfect subtitle for
The Essential Guide to
Vitamins and Minerals..."
- Shape Magazine
"This book offers a comprehensive
analysis of vitamins and minerals, grounded in
the most up-to-date scientific literature and
based on thousands of studies."
- Helm Publishing
"This is a terrific resource...."
- Nutrition Counseling and Education Services
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