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Vitamins in human health and disease / Tapan K. Basu and John W.T. Dickerson.

By: Basu, Tapan Kumar.
Contributor(s): Dickerson, John W. T.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Wallingford, England : CAB International, 1996Description: xviii, 345 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0851989861 .Subject(s): Nutrition | Vitamins | Vitamins in human nutritionDDC classification: 612.399
Contents:
General introduction -- Thiamin (Vitamin B1) -- Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) -- Niacin (Vitamin B3) -- Pyridoxine (Vitamin B6) -- Biotin -- Pantothenic acid -- Pteroylglutamic acid (Folic acid, Folacin) -- Vitamin B12 (Cobalyamins) -- Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid) -- Vitamin A -- -Carotene and related substances -- Vitamin D -- Vitamin E -- Vitamin K -- Vitamin-like substances - Pseudovitamins -- Vitamins and cancer -- Interactions of drugs and vitamins -- Therapeutic potential of vitamins -- Vitamin abuse -- Safety considerations of excess vitamin intakes.
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Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Diseases due to vitamin deficiencies have probably been recognized since antiquity. Since the 1800s, it has been known that these diseases can be cured by diet, but the isolation and identification of the metabolically essential element occurred only with the development of biochemistry.
All the vitamins important in human health are covered in this book. Each vitamin is given individual consideration. The chemistry, sources, physiology, health implications, history and many other aspects about each vitamin are thoroughly discussed. Further chapters cover clinically important topics, such as the therapeutic potential of vitamins, the interaction between vitamins and drugs, safety considerations of excess intake of vitamins, and the use and abuse of pseudovitamins.
Vitamins are an integral part of undergraduate programs in food and nutrition, as well as those of students of medicine and related health professions, such as dieticians, nurses and pharmacists.
Much more information and detail than is commonly found in general nutrition textbooks is included. This volume provides a comprehensive and lasting source of reference.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

General introduction -- Thiamin (Vitamin B1) -- Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) -- Niacin (Vitamin B3) -- Pyridoxine (Vitamin B6) -- Biotin -- Pantothenic acid -- Pteroylglutamic acid (Folic acid, Folacin) -- Vitamin B12 (Cobalyamins) -- Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid) -- Vitamin A -- -Carotene and related substances -- Vitamin D -- Vitamin E -- Vitamin K -- Vitamin-like substances - Pseudovitamins -- Vitamins and cancer -- Interactions of drugs and vitamins -- Therapeutic potential of vitamins -- Vitamin abuse -- Safety considerations of excess vitamin intakes.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • 1 General Introduction
  • 2 Thiamin (Vitamin B1)
  • 3 Riboflavin (Vitamin B2)
  • 4 Niacin (Vitamin B3)
  • 5 Pyridoxine (Vitamin B6)
  • 6 Biotin
  • 7 Pantothenic Acid
  • 8 Pteroylglutamic Acid (Folic Acid, Folacin)
  • 9 Vitamin B12 (Cobalamins)
  • 10 Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)
  • 11 Vitamin A
  • 12 B-Carotene and Related Substances
  • 13 Vitamin D
  • 14 Vitamin E
  • 15 Vitamin K
  • 16 Vitamin-like SubstancesùPseudovitamins
  • 17 Vitamins and Cancer
  • 18 Interactions of Drugs and Vitamins
  • 19 Therapeutic Potential of Vitamins
  • 20 Vitamin Abuse
  • 21 Safety Considerations of Excess Vitamin Intakes
  • Index

Reviews provided by Syndetics

CHOICE Review

Basu and Dickerson's book is too concise. Probably useful as a quick reference or suitable for readers interested in an overview of vitamin form and function, it is not for course work; it appears too simple for graduate students but too advanced for undergraduates. However, it is well written with the newest and latest information, and contemporary health issues are appropriately discussed. It would have been useful to include more information about the possible benefits of the ingestion of megadoses of vitamins. There is public interest in the possibility that vitamin function or benefit might be related to amount ingested. The authors should also have delved more into the interactions among vitamins regarding absorption from foods. There should have been some information relating to how the absorption of one vitamin might be affected by the presence of others. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals. P. Osei; Central Connecticut State University

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Tapan K. Basu, Professor of Nutritional Biochemistry, Department of Agricultural Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta. John W.T. Dickerson, Professor of Nutrition, School of Biological Science, University of Surrey (Emeritus).

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