Nutrients A To Z

To help you understand the increasingly confused minefield of food and health products, this text is an easy-to-use reference to every food, herb, vitamin, mineral or supplement you might encounter.

Contains brief descriptive articles on nutrients, supplements and nutritional terms.

This unique and easy to use layman's reference takes the mystery out of the bewildering array of health and labelling information we confront every time we go to the supermarket. Using this simple guide to the most important food elements and additives, readers can find out everything the average person needs to know to make healthy choices in eating and dietary supplementation. Offering quick authoritative answers in plain language and a convenient format, Renders' book is the only up to date reference that includes all these important topics under one cover.

The A-to-Z guide to essential vitamins, minerals, and nutrients, so you can ditch synthetic supplements and promote health naturally with nourishing foods. Vitamins and minerals are the building blocks of good health. But the heavily processed foods that are so common in today’s modern diet are stripped of these nutrients, leaving many people nutrient deficient despite meeting (or exceeding) their daily calorie needs. The accepted solution is to take supplements created in a lab, but the dosage and interactions can be confusing, and supplements are loosely regulated and not always foolproof, especially since our bodies are designed to receive nutrients from natural, whole foods. Eat Your Vitamins features fifty key vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients essential to your health. You will find clear definitions of each nutrient along with the role it plays in the body, how it is best consumed and absorbed, recommended daily doses, and detailed lists of foods and natural sources that contain the vitamin along with a recipe for a nutrient-rich meal. Ditch the synthetic supplements and make the right choice about how to properly feed and fuel your body.

Nutrient values based on U.S.D.A.'s nutrient database. Nutrients are organized alphabetically and arranged to show food nutrient values in declining order from highest to least. Portions have been standardized to allow for side by side comparisons of similar foods

In the past 20 years micronutrients have assumed great public health importance and a considerable amount of research has lead to increasing knowledge of their physiological role. Because it is a rapidly developing field, the WHO and FAO convened an Expert Consultation to evaluate the current state of knowledge. It had three main tasks: to review the full scope of vitamin and minerals requirements; to draft and adopt a report which would provide recommended nutrient intakes for vitamins A, C, D, E, and K; the B vitamins; calcium; iron; magnesium; zinc; selenium; and iodine; to identify key issues for future research and make preliminary recommendations for the handbook. This report contains the outcome of the Consultation, combined with up-to-date evidence that has since become available.

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