McGraw Hill professional.; McGraw-Hill "Demystified" series.
GENERAL NOTES
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Title from PDF title page (viewed Feb. 14, 2008).;Includes index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Figures, Graphs, and RDA TablesPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPART ONE - THE WATER-SOLUBLE VITAMINSChapter 1: The B Vitamins--The Energy VitaminsQuizChapter 2: Vitamin C--The Citrus AntioxidantQuizTest: Part OneChapter 3: Vitamin A--The Night Sight VitaminQuizChapter 4: Vitamin D--The Sunshine VitaminQuizChapter 5: Vitamin E--The Fat AntioxidantQuizChapter 6: Vitamin K--The Green Leafy VitaminQuizTest: Part TwoPART THREE - THE MACRO MINERALSChapter 7: Water and ElectrolytesQuizChapter 8: The Electrolyte Minerals--Sodium, Chloride, and PotassiumQuizChapter 9: Calcium--The Bone BuilderQuizChapter 10: Major Minerals--Phosphorus, Magnesium, and SulfurQuizTest: Part ThreePART FOUR - THE TRACE MINERALSChapter 11: Iron--The Blood BuilderQuizChapter 12: Zinc--The Growth MaterialQuizChapter 13: Minor Trace Minerals--Iodine, Selenium, Copper, Manganese, Fluoride, Chromium, Molybdenum, Lead, and MercuryQuizTest: Part FourFinal ExamAppendix A: Pregnancy and BreastfeedingAppendix B: Weight LossAppendix C: AntioxidantsAppendix D: The ElderlyAppendix E: AlcoholismAppendix F: OsteoporosisAppendix G: Quick SummariesAnswers to QuizzesAnswers to Tests and Final ExamIndex
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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For the large number of nursing, pharmacy, and nutrition students who must take a course on Vitamins & Minerals and are confronted with having to understand not only what each one does but how they might interact with each other, outside factors, and other man-made agents, help is here in Vitamins & Minerals DeMYSTiFied.