An Evidence-based Approach to Vitamins and Minerals: Health Benefits and Intake Recommendations

by Jane Higdon, Victoria J. Drake

Overview

Higdon (Linus Pauling Institute, Oregon State U., Corvallis) lucidly presents research-based information on 27 essential nutrients: their function, deficiency, disease prevention and treatment, sources, and safety. Appendices include nutrient-nutrient and drug-nutrient interactions, a quick reference to diseases, a glossary, and the Institute's prescription for healthy living (including a much lower recommended daily allowance of vitamin C than the late Nobel Prize winner controversially advocated). The title page incorrectly shows Health implications and intake recommendations as the subtitle. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783132579088
Publisher:	Thieme
Publication date:	09/07/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Linus Pauling Institute, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Biotin
Chapter 2 Folic Acid
Chapter 3 Niacin
Chapter 4 Pantothenic Acid
Chapter 5 Riboflavin
Chapter 6 Thiamin
Chapter 7 Vitamin A
Chapter 8 Vitamin B6
Chapter 9 Vitamin B12
Chapter 10 Vitamin C
Chapter 11 Vitamin D
Chapter 12 Vitamin E
Chapter 13 Vitamin K
Chapter 14 Calcium
Chapter 15 Chromium
Chapter 16 Copper
Chapter 17 Fluoride (Fluorine)
Chapter 18 Iodine
Chapter 19 Iron
Chapter 20 Magnesium
Chapter 21 Manganese
Chapter 22 Molybdenum
Chapter 23 Phosphorus
Chapter 24 Potassium
Chapter 25 Selenium
Chapter 26 Sodium Chloride
Chapter 27 Zinc
Appendix 1 Nutrient-Nutrient Interactions
Appendix 2 Drug-Nutrient Interactions
Appendix 3 Quick Reference to Diseases
Appendix 4 Glossary
The Linus Pauling Institute's Prescription for Healthy Living

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Jessica C Schultz, BS (Dominican University)
Description: This book presents evidence-based information on the role vitamins and minerals play in health promotion and disease prevention and treatment. It is an update of the first edition of 2003.
Purpose: The purpose is to provide clinicians and consumers with a practical, evidence-based reference on the rapidly expanding field of micronutrient nutrition.
Audience: This book is a needed tool for clinicians and consumers. It is written for anyone in the medical field, students, and consumers. Both authors are from Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University.
Features: The book covers the function, deficiency, disease prevention, disease treatment, food sources, supplement sources, toxicity, and drug interactions for all micronutrients. The format makes it easy to read and find information quickly. The tables showing food sources of each micronutrient are very useful.
Assessment: I would recommend this book to anyone in the medical field, especially in nutrition. It is a great resource to have on hand, summing up everything you need to know about micronutrients. All 27 chapters in this new edition have been updated to reflect recently published, peer-reviewed studies. It also includes the latest recommendations from the Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine as well as the Linus Pauling Institute.

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