Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
What Are Vitamins and Minerals?
What Are Dietary Supplements?
Determining Vitamin and Mineral Intake Levels
Boron
Calcium
Choline
Chromium
Copper
Fluoride
Iodine
Iron
Magnesium
Manganese
Molybdenum
Phosphorus
Potassium
Selenium
Sodium
Vitamin A
Vitamin B1 (Thiamin)
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)
Vitamin B3 (Niacin)
Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid)
Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine)
Vitamin B7 (Biotin)
Vitamin B9 (Folate)
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin)
Vitamin C
Vitamin D
Vitamin E
Vitamin K
Zinc
Appendix: Recommended Intake Levels of Key Vitamins and Minerals for Different Populations
Glossary
Index
About the Authors

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This accessible reference profiles the vitamins and minerals most important to human health, presenting information in an easy-to-use format and summarizing the findings of key research studies.

About the Author

Myrna Chandler Goldstein, MA, has been a freelance writer and independent scholar for more than 25 years and is the author of numerous Greenwood titles.

Mark A. Goldstein, MD, is founding chief of the Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital and associate professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School.

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