LEADER 03340nam 2200637 a 450 001 9910461060803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-16473-6 010 $a9786613164735 010 $a3-11-021449-0 024 7 $a10.1515/9783110214499 035 $a(CKB)2670000000088743 035 $a(EBL)690581 035 $a(OCoLC)723945450 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000542402 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12270390 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000542402 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10511296 035 $a(PQKB)10920805 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC690581 035 $a(DE-B1597)35879 035 $a(OCoLC)840442320 035 $a(DE-B1597)9783110214499 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL690581 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10486409 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL316473 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000088743 100 $a20100708d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aVitamins in the prevention of human diseases$b[electronic resource] /$fedited by Wolfgang Herrmann, Rima Obeid 210 $aBerlin $cWalter de Gruyter$dc2011 215 $a1 online resource (744 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a3-11-021448-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aHistory of the vitamins -- Vitamin A : retinol -- Vitamin B1 : thiamine -- Vitamin B2 : riboflavin -- Vitamin B6 : pyridoxine -- Vitamin B9 : folate -- Vitamin B12 : cobalamin -- Vitamin C : ascorbic acid -- Vitamin D : cholecalciferol -- Vitamin E : alpha tocopherol -- Vitamin K -- Betaine -- Choline -- Omega 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (fish oil). 330 $aThis 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 patients 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. 606 $aVitamins 606 $aVitamin therapy 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aVitamins. 615 0$aVitamin therapy. 676 $a612.3/99 701 $aHerrmann$b Wolfgang$cProf.$036709 701 $aObeid$b Rima$01046914 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910461060803321 996 $aVitamins in the prevention of human diseases$92474185 997 $aUNINA