The Vitamins

The Vitamins

Fundamental Aspects in Nutrition and Health

4th Edition - March 9, 2012

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  • Author: Gerald Combs, Jr.
  • eBook ISBN: 9780123819819
  • Paperback ISBN: 9780128102442

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The fourth 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.

Key Features

  • Selected for inclusion in Doody's Core Titles 2013, an essential collection development tool for health sciences libraries
  • Includes approximately 30% new material
  • Substantial updates have been made to chapters on vitamins A, C, E, K, folate, and the quasi-vitamins
  • Provides checklists of systems affected by vitamin deficiencies and food sources of vitamins
  • Key concepts, learning objectives, vocabulary,case studies, study questions and additional reading lists are included making this ideally suited for students
  • Thoroughly updated with important recent research results, including citations to key reports, many added tables and several new figures
  • Addition of Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (HANES III) data
  • Updated Dietary Reference Values

Readership

Students and health professionals, also researchers in food science, veterinary and animal sciences

Table of Contents

  • PART I. Perspectives on the Vitamins in Nutrition

    Chapter 1. What is a Vitamin?

    Vocabulary

    1 Thinking About Vitamins

    2 Vitamin: A Revolutionary Concept

    3 An Operating Definition of a Vitamin

    4 The Recognized Vitamins

    Chapter 2. Discovery of the Vitamins

    Vocabulary

    1 The Emergence of Nutrition as a Science

    2 The Process of Discovery in Nutritional Science

    3 The Empirical Phase of Vitamin Discovery

    4 The Experimental Phase of Vitamin Discovery

    5 The Vitamine Theory

    6 Elucidation of the Vitamins

    7 Vitamin Terminology

    8 Other Factors Sometimes Called Vitamins

    9 The Modern History of the Vitamins

    Recommended Reading

    Chapter 3. Properties of Vitamins

    Vocabulary

    1 Chemical and Physical Properties of the Vitamins

    2 Vitamin A

    3 Vitamin D

    4 Vitamin E

    5 Vitamin K

    6 Vitamin C

    7 Thiamin

    8 Riboflavin

    9 Niacin

    10 Vitamin B6

    11 Biotin

    12 Pantothenic Acid

    13 Folate

    14 Vitamin B12

    15 General Properties of the Vitamins

    16 Physiological Utilization of the Vitamins

    17 Metabolism of the Vitamins

    18 Metabolic Functions of the Vitamins

    Recommended Reading

    Chapter 4. Vitamin Deficiency

    Vocabulary

    1 The Concept of Vitamin Deficiency

    2 Clinical Manifestations of Vitamin Deficiencies

    3 Vitamin Deficiency Diseases: Manifestations of Biochemical Lesions

    4 The Many Causes of Vitamin Deficiencies

    Recommended Reading

    PART II. Considering the Individual Vitamins

    Chapter 5. Vitamin A

    Vocabulary

    1 The Significance of Vitamin A

    2 Sources of Vitamin A

    3 Absorption of Vitamin A

    4 Transport of Vitamin A

    5 Metabolism of Vitamin A

    6 Metabolic Functions of Vitamin A

    7 Vitamin A in Health and Disease

    8 Vitamin A Deficiency

    9 Vitamin A Toxicity

    10 Case Studies

    Recommended Reading

    Chapter 6. Vitamin D

    Vocabulary

    1 The Significance of Vitamin D

    2 Sources of Vitamin D

    3 Enteric Absorption of Vitamin D

    4 Transport of Vitamin D

    5 Metabolism of Vitamin D

    6 Metabolic Functions of Vitamin D

    7 Vitamin D in Health and Disease

    8 Vitamin D Deficiency

    9 Vitamin D Toxicity

    10 Case Studies

    Recommended Reading

    Chapter 7. Vitamin E

    Vocabulary

    1 The Significance of Vitamin E

    2 Sources of Vitamin E

    3 Absorption of Vitamin E

    4 Transport of Vitamin E

    5 Metabolism of Vitamin E

    6 Metabolic Functions of Vitamin E

    7 Vitamin E in Health and Disease

    8 Vitamin E Deficiency

    9 Vitamin E Toxicity

    10 Case Studies

    Recommended Reading

    Chapter 8. Vitamin K

    Vocabulary

    1 The Significance of Vitamin K

    2 Sources of Vitamin K

    3 Absorption of Vitamin K

    4 Transport of Vitamin K

    5 Metabolism of Vitamin K

    6 Metabolic Functions of Vitamin K

    7 Vitamin K in Health and Disease

    8 Vitamin K Deficiency

    9 Vitamin K Toxicity

    10 Case Studies

    Recommended Reading

    Chapter 9. Vitamin C

    Vocabulary

    1 The Significance of Vitamin C

    2 Sources of Vitamin C

    3 Absorption of Vitamin C

    4 Transport of Vitamin C

    5 Metabolism of Vitamin C

    6 Metabolic Functions of Vitamin C

    7 Vitamin C in Health and Disease

    8 Vitamin C Deficiency

    9 Vitamin C Toxicity

    10 Case Studies

    Recommended Reading

    Chapter 10. Thiamin

    Vocabulary

    1 The Significance of Thiamin

    2 Sources of Thiamin

    3 Absorption of Thiamin

    4 Transport of Thiamin

    5 Metabolism of Thiamin

    6 Metabolic Functions of Thiamin

    7 Thiamin in Health and Disease

    8 Thiamin Deficiency

    9 Thiamin Toxicity

    10 Case Studies

    Recommended Reading

    Chapter 11. Riboflavin

    Vocabulary

    1 The Significance of Riboflavin

    2 Sources of Riboflavin

    3 Absorption of Riboflavin

    4 Transport of Riboflavin

    5 Metabolism of Riboflavin

    6 Metabolic Functions of Riboflavin

    7 Riboflavin in Health and Disease

    8 Riboflavin Deficiency

    9 Riboflavin Toxicity

    10 Case Study

    Recommended Reading

    Chapter 12. Niacin

    Vocabulary

    1 The Significance of Niacin

    2 Sources of Niacin

    3 Absorption of Niacin

    4 Transport of Niacin

    5 Metabolism of Niacin

    6 Metabolic Functions of Niacin

    7 Niacin in Health and Disease

    8 Niacin Deficiency

    9 Niacin Toxicity

    10 Case Study

    Recommended Reading

    Chapter 13. Vitamin B

    Vocabulary

    1 The Significance of Vitamin B6

    2 Sources of Vitamin B6

    3 Absorption of Vitamin B6

    4 Transport of Vitamin B6

    5 Metabolism of Vitamin B6

    6 Metabolic Functions of Vitamin B6

    7 Vitamin B6 in Health and Disease

    8 Vitamin B6 Deficiency

    9 Vitamin B6 Toxicity

    10 Case Studies

    Recommended Reading

    Chapter 14. Biotin

    Vocabulary

    1 The Significance of Biotin

    2 Sources of Biotin

    3 Absorption of Biotin

    4 Transport of Biotin

    5 Metabolism of Biotin

    6 Metabolic Functions of Biotin

    7 Biotin in Health and Disease

    8 Biotin Deficiency

    9 Biotin Toxicity

    10 Case Study

    Case

    Recommended Reading

    Chapter 15. Pantothenic Acid

    Vocabulary

    1 The Significance of Pantothenic Acid

    2 Sources of Pantothenic Acid

    3 Absorption of Pantothenic Acid

    4 Transport of Pantothenic Acid

    5 Metabolism of Pantothenic Acid

    6 Metabolic Functions of Pantothenic Acid

    7 Pantothenic Acid in Health and Disease

    8 Pantothenic Acid Deficiency

    9 Pantothenic Acid Toxicity

    10 Case Study

    Recommended Reading

    Chapter 16. Folate

    Vocabulary

    1 The Significance of Folate

    2 Sources of Folate

    3 Absorption of Folate

    4 Transport of Folate

    5 Metabolism of Folate

    6 Metabolic Functions of Folate

    7 Folate in Health and Disease

    8 Folate Deficiency

    9 Folate Toxicity

    10 Case Study

    Recommended Reading

    Chapter 17. Vitamin B

    Vocabulary

    1 The Significance of Vitamin B12

    2 Sources of Vitamin B12

    3 Absorption of Vitamin B12

    4 Transport of Vitamin B12

    5 Metabolism of Vitamin B12

    6 Metabolic Functions of Vitamin B12

    7 Vitamin B12 in Health and Disease

    8 Vitamin B12 Deficiency

    9 Vitamin B12 Toxicity

    10 Case Study

    Recommended Reading

    Chapter 18. Quasi-Vitamins

    Vocabulary

    1 Is the List of Vitamins Complete?

    2 Choline

    3 Carnitine

    4 MYO-inositol

    5 Pyrroloquinoline Quinone

    6 Ubiquinones

    7 Flavonoids

    8 Non-Provitamin a Carotenoids

    9 Orotic Acid

    10 p-Aminobenzoic Acid

    11 Lipoic Acid

    12 Ineffective Factors

    13 Unidentified Growth Factors

    14 Questions of Semantics

    Recommended Reading

    PART III. Using Current Knowledge of the Vitamins

    Chapter 19. Sources of the Vitamins

    Vocabulary

    1 Vitamins in Foods

    2 Predicting Vitamin Contents

    3 Vitamin Bioavailability

    4 Vitamin Losses

    5 Vitamin Fortification

    6 Biofortification

    7 Vitamin Labeling of Foods

    8 Vitamin Supplementation

    9 Vitamins in Livestock Feeding

    Recommended Reading

    Chapter 20. Assessing Vitamin Status

    Vocabulary

    1 General Aspects of Nutritional Assessment

    2 Assessment of Vitamin Status

    3 Vitamin Status of Human Populations

    Recommended Reading

    Chapter 21. Quantifying Vitamin Needs

    Vocabulary

    1 Dietary Standards

    2 Determining Dietary Standards for Vitamins

    3 Factors Affecting Vitamin Requirements

    4 Vitamin Allowances for Humans

    5 Vitamin Allowances for Animals

    Recommended Reading

    Chapter 22. Vitamin Safety

    Vocabulary

    1 Uses of Vitamins Above Required Levels

    2 Hazards of Excessive Vitamin Intakes

    3 Signs of Hypervitaminoses

    4 Safe Intakes of Vitamins

    Recommended Reading

    APPENDIX A. Current and Obsolete Designations of Vitamins (Bolded) and Other Vitamin-Like Factors

    APPENDIX B. Original Reports for Case Studies

    APPENDIX C. A Core of Current Vitamin Literature

    APPENDIX D. Vitamin Contents of Foods (units per 100 g edible portion)

    APPENDIX E. Vitamin Content of Feedstuffs (units per kg)

    Index

Product details

  • No. of pages: 598
  • Language: English
  • Copyright: © Academic Press 2012
  • Published: March 9, 2012
  • Imprint: Academic Press
  • eBook ISBN: 9780123819819
  • Paperback ISBN: 9780128102442

About the Author

Gerald Combs, Jr.

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.

Affiliations and Expertise

Professor, Nutrition Emeritus, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA

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