The Vitamin And Mineral Counter

Illustrated throughout, this book contains information about vitamins and minerals that are vital for healthy living. Tables show our daily needs, the function in our bodies, deficiency signs and common food sources.

Listing the contents and calories of more than 7,000 foods, including brand name, restaurant, and takeout foods, this addition to the successful food counter series offers an introductory primer on vitamins and minerals, drug-nutrient interactions, daily recommendations, and more. Original.

Updated for 1997 with an easy-to-use index, this book tells readers how to get all of the vitamins and minerals they need from the food they eat--naturally, without taking supplements. It includes listings of both brand-name and generic foods.

This book is an excellent introduction to the increasingly complex field of nutrition and health for food technologists and health professionals. It includes individual entries for all major vitamins, minerals and trace elements. Information is provided on nutritional medicine and cell protective mechanisms, together with the role of vitamins, minerals, trace elements and essential fatty acids in treating and preventing disorders.

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.

A straightforward guide that can help you plan your eating and get you on the road to healthful eating and living. This helpful, up-to-date guide includes all the information you need to determine calories, fat content, carbohydrate content, sodium level, fiber amount, and vitamin and mineral content for brand name foods, fast foods, ethnic specialities, health foods, beverages and much more. It also features a comprehensive Food Rating System that interprets the data instantly and works at a glance.