Wellcome

Dietary supplements and functional foods /

Webb, Geoffrey P.

Dietary supplements and functional foods / Geoffrey P. Webb. - 1 online resource (xi, 242 pages) : illustrations

Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-238).

An overview of dietary supplements and functional foods -- An overview of micronutrient adequacy -- The individual vitamins -- The minerals -- Free radicals and antioxidants -- Natural fats and oils -- Non-essential "nutrients" that are used as dietary supplements -- Natural products and extracts -- Functional foods.

The study of nutritional supplements has become increasingly important within orthodox establishments throughout the world, and as the market for these products continues to grow, so does the need for comprehensive scientifically sound information about these products, their properties and potential health effects. Geoffrey P. Webb, in this exciting and most useful new book, not only looks at the accepted uses of dietary supplements, such as the use of fish oils in the prevention of heart disease and arthritis, but also explores the wider picture, identifying common themes and principles or pa.

9780470995754 0470995750 9781405172189 1405172185 1280743565 9781280743566 6610743568 9786610743568 9781405119092 1405119098

10.1002/9780470995754 doi 9786610743568

10.1002/9780470995754 Wiley InterScience http://www3.interscience.wiley.com

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Dietary supplements.
Functional foods.
Dietary Supplements.
Foods, Specialized.
Nutritional Physiological Phenomena.
Dietary supplements.
Compléments alimentaires.
Nutraceutiques.
MEDICAL--Drug Guides.
MEDICAL--Pharmacology.
MEDICAL--Pharmacy.
MEDICAL--Nursing--Pharmacology.
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Functional foods.

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