Nutritional Biochemistry of the Vitamins

David A Bender author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:29th Oct '09

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An authoritative and comprehensive review of current research in vitamin nutrition, deficiency and metabolism.

An authoritative and comprehensive review of our current knowledge of the vitamins, their metabolic functions and the scientific basis for setting recommended intakes for the prevention of deficiency and promotion of optimum health. This publication will be a valuable reference for students and specialists alike in the field of nutritional biochemistry.The vitamins are a chemically disparate group of compounds whose only common feature is that they are dietary essentials that are required in small amounts for the normal functioning of the body and maintenance of metabolic integrity. Metabolically they have diverse function, as coenzymes, hormones, antioxidants, mediators of cell signaling and regulators of cell and tissue growth and differentiation. This book explores the known biochemical functions of the vitamins, the extent to which we can explain the effects of deficiency or excess and the scientific basis for reference intakes for the prevention of deficiency and promotion of optimum health and well-being. It also highlights areas where our knowledge is lacking and further research is required. It provides a compact and authoritative reference volume of value to students and specialists alike in the field of nutritional biochemistry, and indeed all who are concerned with vitamin nutrition, deficiency and metabolism.

"...an excellent reference source...I highly recommend this book as a textbook for advanced students in nutrition." George Wolf, University of California Berkeley, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
"...will admirably complement standard textbooks of nutritional biochemistry...a wealth of information...will be of great value as a reference for nutritionists and for clinicians interested in this field." The New England Journal of Medicine

ISBN: 9780521122214

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 29mm

Weight: 750g

516 pages

2nd Revised edition