This work on the role of vitamins in human health and nutrition presents research on their many important non-coenzyme functions such as antioxidant activity and hormone-like and regulatory roles. It discusses the effect of genetic and environmental factors on requirements for vitamins as well as tissue-specific variations in requirements. The book also presents recent nutritional epidemiology research indicating that risk of many chronic diseases is lower in populations consuming foods high in certain vitamins. This volume ...
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This work on the role of vitamins in human health and nutrition presents research on their many important non-coenzyme functions such as antioxidant activity and hormone-like and regulatory roles. It discusses the effect of genetic and environmental factors on requirements for vitamins as well as tissue-specific variations in requirements. The book also presents recent nutritional epidemiology research indicating that risk of many chronic diseases is lower in populations consuming foods high in certain vitamins. This volume should interest those in the field of nutrition, medicine, biochemistry, dietetics, pharmacology and physiology.
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Add this copy of Beyond Deficiency: New Views on the Function and Health to cart. $31.95, very good condition, Sold by Eatons Books and Crafts rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Owatonna, MN, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by New York Academy of Sciences.
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Very Good. Softcover, in Very Good condition, previous owners name inside, no other marks or writing, corner bumps, some scuffing on the glossy covers, a little edge wear, solid binding, straight spine, unmarked text, a nice reading copy, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 669,
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Minor rubbing. VG. 23x15cm, 404 pp., PAPERBACK. Series: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Vol. 669. Contains 50 papers. Includes: Antioxidant Functions of Vitamins: Vitamins E & C, Beta-Carotene & Other Carotenoids; Physiological Importance of Extrahepatic Vitamin K-Dependent Carboxylation Reactions; Vitamin B6: Reservoirs, Receptors & Red-Cell Reactions; Regulatory Role of Oxidized & Reduced Pteroylpolyglutamates; New Concepts of Vitamin D Functions; A New Pathway for Vitamin A: Understanding the Pleiotroipic Effects of Retinoids; Localized Deficiencies of Folic Acid in Aerodigestive Tissues; Role of Nutrients in Delaying Cataracts; Influence of Vitamins E & B6 on Immune Response; Antioxidant Vitamins & Prevention of Lung Disease; Effects of Drugs on Vitamin Needs; Influence of HIV Infections on Vitamin Status and Requirements; Effect of Vitamin C on Transient Increase of Bronchial Responsiveness in Conditions Affecting the Airways; Measles-Induced Vitamin A Deficiency; The Effects of Vitamins B12, B6 and Folate on Blood Homocysteine Levels; Relationship of Vitamin C Status to Chloresterol & Blood Pressure; Ischemia: Reperfusion Injury & Restenosis after Coronary Angioplasty; Influence of Antioxidant Vitamins on LDL Oxidation; Dietary Antioxidants & Cardiovascular Disease; Potential Role of Beta-Carotene & Antioxidant Vitamins in the Prevention of Oral Cancer; Effect of Folate on Cervical Cancer: Synergism among Risk Factors; Interaction of Riboflavin with Zinc Bioavailability; Effect of Short-term Feeding of Barley Oil Extract Containing Naturally Occuring Tocotrienols on the Immune Response.
