TY - BOOK AU - Webb,Geoffrey P. ED - Wiley InterScience (Online service) TI - Dietary supplements and functional foods SN - 9780470995754 AV - RM258.5 .W43 2006eb U1 - 615/.1 22 PY - 2006/// CY - Oxford, Ames, Iowa PB - Blackwell Pub. KW - Dietary supplements KW - Functional foods KW - Dietary Supplements KW - Foods, Specialized KW - Nutritional Physiological Phenomena KW - Compléments alimentaires KW - Nutraceutiques KW - MEDICAL KW - Drug Guides KW - bisacsh KW - Pharmacology KW - Pharmacy KW - Nursing KW - fast KW - Electronic books N1 - 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 N2 - 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 UR - https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470995754 ER -