Food and Nutritional Supplements
Subtitle: Their Role in Health and Disease
Contributors: J.K. Ransley (Editor); J.K. Donnelly (Editor); N.W. Read (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: September 6, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 213
ISBN-13: 9783540417378
Subjects: Dietetics & nutrition; Food & beverage technology; Food manufacturing & related industries; General practice; Pharmaceutical technology; Nutrition And Public Health; Dietary supplements; Diet Therapy; Diet / Health / Fitness; Textbooks; Nutrition; Medical; Diets - General; Chemistry - General; Food Science; Ernährung; Nahrungsergänzung; Stoffwechselerkrankungen; Technology / Food Industry & Science
First sentence: Consumers in the UK spend between £340 and £360 million each year on vitamins, minerals and dietary supplements and they form one of the largest over the counter [OTC] healthcare sectors in the UK [ 1 ] This compares with the £550 million annual UK spend on organic foods and £ 11.74 billion spend on fruit and vegetables [2, 3].