The Vitamins

Fundamental Aspects in Nutrition and Health
7. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-0-443-33273-9
Verlag: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc

Buch, Englisch, 780 Seiten, Format (B × H): 216 mm x 276 mm, Gewicht: 450 g

The Vitamins: Fundamental Aspects in Nutrition and Health, Seventh Edition presents both overviews and in-depth discussions of the sources, chemistry, metabolism, and functions of these essential nutrients in physiology and health. Further building upon previous editions of this widely used reference text, readers will gain updated information on the inclusion and interpretation of recent clinical research findings relevant to all vitamins, particularly Vitamins A, D, E, K, C, thiamin, folate and Vitamin B12. The latest information on nutritional deficiencies and ecological approaches to dealing with them along with a section on vitamin-drug interactions is also included.

Readers will also find a revised table of signs of vitamin deficiencies in humans and animals, updated information on the roles of the gut microbiome in vitamin synthesis and metabolism, increased focus on vitamins as nutritional supplements, increased focus on vitamin stabilities in foods, including processing and cooking losses and a decision tree addressing the question: “Could I benefit from a vitamin supplement?.” At the end of each chapter, case studies, a quiz, and recommended reading list are included.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Combs Jr., Gerald F.

McClung, James P.

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Pharmakologie, Toxikologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Ernährungsmedizin, Diätetik
• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Lebensmitteltechnologie und Getränketechnologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

A. Perspectives on the Vitamins in Nutrition
1. What is a vitamin?
2. Discovery of the vitamins
3. Properties of Vitamins
4. Vitamin deficiency

B. Considering the Individual Vitamins
5. Vitamin A
6. Vitamin D
7. Vitamin E
8. Vitamin K
9. Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)
10. Thiamin (Vitamin B{sub 1})
11. Riboflavin
12. Niacin (vitamin B{sub 3})
13. Pyridoxine (Vitamin B{sub 6})
14. Biotin
15. Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B{sub 5})
16. Folate
17. Vitamin B12
18. Vitamin-Like Nutrients

C. Using Current Knowledge of the Vitamins
19. Sources of the vitamins
20. Assessing vitamin status
21. Vitamin needs
22. Vitamin safety

Über Autor(innen)

Combs Jr., Gerald F.
Gerald F. Combs, Jr. is an internationally recognized leader in nutrition, particularly in the areas of micronutrient functions, diet and cancer prevention, and sustainable food systems. He has conducted research ranging from fundamental studies with cultured cells and animal models to human metabolic and clinical investigations, including studies in China, Bangladesh, Costa Rica and Malawi. He has lectured in some 30 countries and published more than 350 scientific papers and reviews, and 15 books, including six editions of The Vitamins: Fundamental Aspects in Nutrition and Health. He received his graduate training in nutritional biochemistry at Cornell University, where he later served on that faculty for 29 years before being named Director of the USDA Human Nutrition Research Center in Grand Forks ND from 2020-2015. He was is a Senior Scientist at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University in Boston, 2015-2022. He presently is Professor Emeritus, Div. Nutritional Sciences, at Cornell University.

McClung, James P.
James P. McClung completed his B.S. and M.S. degrees at the University of New Hampshire, and his doctoral degree at Cornell University. He completed a National Research Council post-doctoral fellowship prior to assuming a career in Nutrition Science with the Department of Defense. Dr. McClung’s research has focused on micronutrient nutrition at both the basic and applied levels and has led to the fielding of applied solutions for the optimization of human health and performance. He is an active member of a number of professional societies, including the American Society for Nutrition. He has authored or co-authored over 100 peer reviewed manuscripts, technical reports, and book chapters, and has served on the editorial boards of a number of leading international nutrition journals. Dr. McClung has co-authored the two most recent editions of The Vitamins: Fundamental Aspects in Nutrition and Health.