Vitamins and minerals
Subtitle: for a healthy body
By: Angela Royston
Series: Body needs
Publisher: Heinemann Library
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9780431167121; 9780431167183
Subjects: Voeding; Minerals in human nutrition; Juvenile literature; Vitamins in human nutrition; Vitaminen
Description: Discusses what vitamins and minerals are, how they are digested, absorbed, and used by the body, and the role of these substances in a healthy diet.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Fueling the body machine; title: Vitamins and minerals; title: What are vitamins?; title: What are minerals?; title: Digesting vitamins and minerals; title: Absorbing vitamins and minerals; title: How the body uses vitamins; title: Using B vitamins and vitamin C; title: Using Vitamins D, E and K; title: How the body uses minerals; title: Minerals in body fluids; title: Minerals in enzymes; title: Too much of a good thing; title: Too much salt and other minerals; title: Deficiency diseases; title: Vitamin deficiencies; title: Mineral deficiencies; title: Healthy eating; title: Special requirements; title: Recommended daily amounts.