Vitamins and minerals : help or harm? /
Abstract: Advice is given for discouraging the general public from consming vitamin and mineral supplements (especially in large doses) if they are not needed. The discussion provides information on how (in the author's views) such nutrients can harm as well as help the human body, how self-app...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Philadelphia :
George F. Stickley Co.,
1983.
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| Series: | People's health library book.
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| Summary: | Abstract: Advice is given for discouraging the general public from consming vitamin and mineral supplements (especially in large doses) if they are not needed. The discussion provides information on how (in the author's views) such nutrients can harm as well as help the human body, how self-appointed experts can mislead the general public, and how to tell a real expert from an imitator. The pros and cons of each of the major vitamins and minerals are discussed, and detailed attention is given to the controversies raised by megavitamin usage. Actual cases based on medical reports of vitamin and mineral poisoning of adults and children are included. Tabular data on recommended dietary and daily allowances are appended. (wz). |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 259 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0893130613 9780893130619 |