vitamins

Young readers will learn about the food groups and why its important to choose healthy foods over things that are unfortunately more readily available and lacking nutrients. Activities allow readers to test their new knowledge and to become stewards of healthy eating.

Explains what specific vitamins and minerals do for the body and provides detailed suggestions for how to procure these health benefits, discussing foods and supplements.

Provides background information about vitamins and minerals and their use, and features descriptions of fifty key supplements.

Contains two alphabetical listings, the first providing information about vitamins, minerals, and nutrients, from A (retinol) to zinc; and the second containing descriptions of various diseases, disorders, and conditions, with advice on how to use vitamins and minerals to treat them.

Discusses the health benefits of different vitamins and minerals, explores the dangers of vitamin and mineral deficiencies, and provides tips on building a healthy, balanced diet.

Discusses all the vitamins and minerals known to be essential to health, with information on the function of each, symptoms and effects of deficiency, the body's requirements, sources of these nutrients, and their toxicity.

Presents advice on taking supplements and profiles fifteen vitamins and minerals, listing their food sources, cautions, recommended dietary allowance, and side effects of excessive intake.

Offers more than 900 alphabetically-arranged entries on vitamins, minerals, and supplements, and describes how to use them safely.

Explains what vitamins are, discusses their role in human health, looks at the benefits of several different vitamins, and includes a glossary and suggestions for further study.

Introduces the major vitamins and minerals found in various foods, and discusses them in relation to nutrition and healthy eating.