Name: The Vitamins By Gerald F. Combs, Jr. (Professor, Nutrition Emeritus, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA)
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The Vitamins by Gerald F. Combs, Jr. (Professor, Nutrition Emeritus, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA)

The third edition of this bestselling text will again provide the latest coverage of the biochemistry and physiology of vitamins and vitamin-like substances. Extensively revised and expanded on the basis of recent research findings with enlarged coverage of health effects of vitamin-like factors, it is ideally suited for students and an important reference for anyone interested in nutrition, food science, animal science or endocrinology. It contains a cohesive and well-organized presentation of each of the vitamins, as well as the history of their discoveries and current information about their roles in nutrition and health.

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PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION: It was a pleasure to read this magnificent book that can be used for teaching and as a desk reference. In short, this is the premier textbook in vitamins and may be used at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. -JOURNAL OF OPTIMAL NUTRITION This text would be useful for anyone teaching a course about vitamins. -FOOD TECHNOLOGY The organization of the book is a unique and useful approach to presenting material. Students will find the formatting of individual chapters extremely useful. This is an excellent learning textbook for an undergraduate or early graduate course on the vitamins. -JOURNAL OF NUTRITION EDUCATION The book is obviously valuable to those teaching or using information associated with vitamins. I also recommend the book to other teachers as a way of presenting material to students to learn rather than memorize. -JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICAL EDUCATION The strength of this book is the clear description of the chemistry of each vitamin and related compounds and of the biochemistry and metabolic functions in the body. For those who want to build their knowledge of the vitamins on a chemical and biochemical base, this book will prove excellent. -AUSTRALIAN VETERINARY JOURNAL

About Gerald F. Combs, Jr. (Professor, Nutrition Emeritus, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA)

Gerald F. Combs, Jr. is an internationally recognized leader in nutrition, particularly in the areas of micronutrient functions, diet and cancer prevention, and sustainable food systems. He has conducted research ranging from fundamental studies with cultured cells and animal models to human metabolic and clinical investigations, including studies in China, Bangladesh, Costa Rica and Malawi. He has lectured in some 30 countries and published more than 350 scientific papers and reviews, and 15 books, including six editions of The Vitamins: Fundamental Aspects in Nutrition and Health. He received his graduate training in nutritional biochemistry at Cornell University, where he later served on that faculty for 29 years before being named Director of the USDA Human Nutrition Research Center in Grand Forks ND from 2020-2015. He presently is a Senior Scientist at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University in Boston.

Part I. Perspectives on the Vitamins in Nutrition 1. What is a Vitamin? 2. Discovery of the Vitamins 3. Chemical and Physiological Properties of Vitamins 4. Vitamin Deficiency Part II. Considering the Individual Vitamins 5. Vitamin A 6. Vitamin D 7. Vitamin E 8. Vitamin K 9. Vitamin C 10. Thiamin 11. Riboflavin 12. Niacin 13. Vitamin B6 14. Biotin 15. Pantothenic Acid 16. Folate 17. Vitamin B12 18. Quasi-Vitamins Part III. Using Current Knowledge of the Vitamins 19. Sources of Vitamins 20. Assessing Vitamin Status 21. Quantifying Vitamin Needs 22. Vitamin Safety Appendices Appendix A Vitamin Terminology: Past and Present Appendix B Original Reports for Case Studies Appendix C A Core of Current Vitamin Research Literature Appendix D Vitamin Contents of Foods Appendix E Vitamin Contents of Feedstuffs Index

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9780121834937

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012183493X

Title

The Vitamins by Gerald F. Combs, Jr. (Professor, Nutrition Emeritus, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA)

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Gerald F. Combs, Jr. (Professor, Nutrition Emeritus, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA)

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Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc

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20071030

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608

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The Vitamins Gerald F. Combs, Jr. (Professor, Nutrition Emeritus, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA)

The Vitamins by Gerald F. Combs, Jr. (Professor, Nutrition Emeritus, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA)

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The Vitamins by Gerald F. Combs, Jr. (Professor, Nutrition Emeritus, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA)

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