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1 online resource (xvii, 726 pages) : illustrations |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
History of the vitamins -- Vitamin A : retinol -- Vitamin B1 : thiamine -- Vitamin B2 : riboflavin -- Vitamin B6 : pyridoxine -- Vitamin B9 : folate -- Vitamin B12 : cobalamin -- Treatment with B-vitamins and disease outcome -- Vitamin C : ascorbic acid -- Vitamin D : cholecalciferol -- Vitamin E : alpha-tocopherol -- Vitamin K -- B-vitamin like nutrients -- Betaine -- Choline -- Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (fish oil). |
| Summary |
This book provides up-to-date knowledge on the dietary recommendations of the vitamins, their role in human metabolism and the prevention of human diseases and the role of their deficiency in disease development. Comprehensive informations about important human disorders which are associated with vitamin deficiency: neural tube defects, cardiovascular diseases, cognitive dysfunction, dementia, epilepsy, osteoporosis, thrombosis, diabetes mellitus, coagulopathies, cancer, infectious diseases, anaemia, pregnancy complications, eye diseases and others. This book touches nearly all medical disciplines, it is therefore of interest for a great variety of medical experts. This book provides up-to-date knowledge on the role of water and fat soluble vitamins in the prevention of human diseases. The vitamins are essential food constituents with magnificent biological effects therefore, linking our biology to our lifestyle and environment. One-sided nutrition, smoking, alcohol, genetic factors, and even geographical origin interfere with our dietary intake of the vitamins. Therefore, it is not wondering that insufficient vitamin intake can impact our health and contribute significantly to the development of numerous diseases. The book offers expert reviews and judgements on the role of vitamins in our health and the link between vitamins deficiency and disease conditions at different life stages. Having knowledge about the association of vitamins and disease, as well as keeping track on the patient's vitamin status has become increasingly important to physicians, clinical chemists, epidemiologists, specialists in nutrition, health professionals, researchers, and students who are interested in this area. Recent development in laboratory methods has helped making many issues in this field quantitative. - Publisher. |
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Vitamins - especially B- and D-vitamins - influence the development and outcome of many neurodegenerative and other diseases. Among others, dementia, neural tube defects, epilepsy, and osteoporoses can be caused by vitamin deficiency. This book provides up-to-date knowledge on the role of water and fat soluble vitamins in the prevention of human diseases. Having knowledge about the association of vitamins and disease, as well as keeping track on the patients vitamin status has become increasingly important to every physician and clinical chemist. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Vitamins.
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Vitamin therapy.
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Vitamins -- pharmacology |
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Vitamins -- therapeutic use |
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Vitamins |
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Vitamines.
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Vitaminothérapie.
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MEDICAL -- Nutrition.
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Vitamin therapy
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Vitamins
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| Added Author |
Herrmann, Wolfgang, Prof.
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Obeid, Rima.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Vitamins in the prevention of human diseases. Berlin ; New York : De Gruyter, ©2011 9783110214482 (DLC) 2010028998 (OCoLC)648079743 |
| ISBN |
9783110214499 (e-isbn) |
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3110214490 (e-isbn) |
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1283164736 |
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9781283164733 |
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9783110214482 (alk. paper) |
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3110214482 (alk. paper) |
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9786613164735 |
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6613164739 |
| Standard No. |
3631032 |
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AU@ 000047103805 |
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AU@ 000051591893 |
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AU@ 000062462839 |
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CHBIS 010396536 |
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CHVBK 331227630 |
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DEBBG BV042347365 |
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DEBBG BV043160591 |
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DEBBG BV044154230 |
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DEBSZ 421549483 |
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DEBSZ 430982917 |
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NZ1 14519792 |
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