The Vitamins: Fundamental Aspects in Nutrition and Health, Sixth Edition presents both overviews and in-depth discussions of the sources, chemistry, metabolism and functions of these essential nutrients in physiology and health. Sections cover perspectives (history of discovery, general properties and impacts), individual Vitamins (their respective chemistries, metabolism), and their dietary sources and global needs. In addition, the inclusion and interpretation of recent clinical research findings relevant to all vitamins, particularly vitamins A, D, E, K, C, thiamin, folate and vitamin B12 is included, along with an expanded discussion on single-carbon metabolism), implications to neuropathies, and more.
1. The Vitamins - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Front Matter - p. Page ii 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Copyright - p. Page iv 6. Dedication - p. Page v 7. Preface to the Sixth Edition - p. Page v 8. List of Illustrations - p. Page ix 9. List of Tables - p. Page x 10. Chapter 1 : What is a vitamin? - p. Page x 11. Chapter 2 : Discovery of the vitamins - p. Page 6 12. Chapter 3 : General properties of vitamins - p. Page 32 13. Chapter 4 : Vitamin deficiency - p. Page 59 14. Chapter 5 : Vitamin A - p. Page 74 15. Chapter 6 : Vitamin D - p. Page 131 16. Chapter 7 : Vitamin E - p. Page 190 17. Chapter 8 : Vitamin K - p. Page 238 18. Chapter 9 : Vitamin C - p. Page 268 19. Chapter 10 : Thiamin - p. Page 310 20. Chapter 11 : Riboflavin - p. Page 336 21. Chapter 12 : Niacin - p. Page 360 22. Chapter 13 : Vitamin B6 - p. Page 386 23. Chapter 14 : Biotin - p. Page 413 24. Chapter 15 : Pantothenic acid - p. Page 434 25. Chapter 16 : Folate - p. Page 452 26. Chapter 17 : Vitamin B12 - p. Page 492 27. Chapter 18 : Quasi-vitamins - p. Page 521 28. Chapter 19 : Sources of the vitamins - p. Page 587 29. Chapter 20 : Assessing vitamin status - p. Page 622 30. Chapter 21 : Vitamin needs - p. Page 641 31. Chapter 22 : Vitamin safety - p. Page 658 32. Appendix A - p. Page 673 33. Appendix B : Original reports used for case studies - p. Page 673 34. Appendix C : A core of current vitamin literature - p. Page 673 35. Appendix D : Vitamin contents of foods (units per 100 g edible portion) - p. Page 673 36. Appendix E : Vitamin contents of feedstuffs (units per kg) - p. Page 692 37. Appendix F : 20 Questions to examine vitamin knowledge - p. Page 692 38. Index - p. Page 692
The Vitamins: Fundamental Aspects in Nutrition and Health, Sixth Edition presents both overviews and in-depth discussions of the sources, chemistry, metabolism and functions of these essential nutrients in physiology and health. Sections cover perspectives (history of discovery, general properties and impacts), individual Vitamins (their respective chemistries, metabolism), and their dietary sources and global needs. In addition, the inclusion and interpretation of recent clinical research findings relevant to all vitamins, particularly vitamins A, D, E, K, C, thiamin, folate and vitamin B12 is included, along with an expanded discussion on single-carbon metabolism), implications to neuropathies, and more.
1. The Vitamins - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Front Matter - p. Page ii 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Copyright - p. Page iv 6. Dedication - p. Page v 7. Preface to the Sixth Edition - p. Page v 8. List of Illustrations - p. Page ix 9. List of Tables - p. Page x 10. Chapter 1 : What is a vitamin? - p. Page x 11. Chapter 2 : Discovery of the vitamins - p. Page 6 12. Chapter 3 : General properties of vitamins - p. Page 32 13. Chapter 4 : Vitamin deficiency - p. Page 59 14. Chapter 5 : Vitamin A - p. Page 74 15. Chapter 6 : Vitamin D - p. Page 131 16. Chapter 7 : Vitamin E - p. Page 190 17. Chapter 8 : Vitamin K - p. Page 238 18. Chapter 9 : Vitamin C - p. Page 268 19. Chapter 10 : Thiamin - p. Page 310 20. Chapter 11 : Riboflavin - p. Page 336 21. Chapter 12 : Niacin - p. Page 360 22. Chapter 13 : Vitamin B6 - p. Page 386 23. Chapter 14 : Biotin - p. Page 413 24. Chapter 15 : Pantothenic acid - p. Page 434 25. Chapter 16 : Folate - p. Page 452 26. Chapter 17 : Vitamin B12 - p. Page 492 27. Chapter 18 : Quasi-vitamins - p. Page 521 28. Chapter 19 : Sources of the vitamins - p. Page 587 29. Chapter 20 : Assessing vitamin status - p. Page 622 30. Chapter 21 : Vitamin needs - p. Page 641 31. Chapter 22 : Vitamin safety - p. Page 658 32. Appendix A - p. Page 673 33. Appendix B : Original reports used for case studies - p. Page 673 34. Appendix C : A core of current vitamin literature - p. Page 673 35. Appendix D : Vitamin contents of foods (units per 100 g edible portion) - p. Page 673 36. Appendix E : Vitamin contents of feedstuffs (units per kg) - p. Page 692 37. Appendix F : 20 Questions to examine vitamin knowledge - p. Page 692 38. Index - p. Page 692
