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Record Nr.

UNISA996214624403316

Autore

Webb Geoffrey P

Titolo

Dietary supplements and functional foods [[electronic resource] /] / Geoffrey P. Webb

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; Ames, Iowa, : Blackwell Pub., 2006

ISBN

1-280-74356-5

9786610743568

0-470-79968-4

0-470-99575-0

1-4051-7218-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (256 p.)

Disciplina

615.1

615/.1

Soggetti

Dietary supplements

Functional foods

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [224]-238).

Nota di contenuto

An overview of dietary supplements and functional foods -- An overview of micronutrient adequacy -- The individual vitamins -- The minerals -- Free radicals and antioxidants -- Natural fats and oils -- Non-essential "nutrients" that are used as dietary supplements -- Natural products and extracts -- Functional foods.

Sommario/riassunto

The study of nutritional supplements has become increasingly important within orthodox establishments throughout the world, and as the market for these products continues to grow, so does the need for comprehensive scientifically sound information about these products, their properties and potential health effects. Geoffrey P. Webb, in this exciting and most useful new book, not only looks at the accepted uses of dietary supplements, such as the use of fish oils in the prevention of heart disease and arthritis, but also explores the wider picture, identifying common themes and principles or pa