Vitamin D

Daily Requirements, Dietary Sources & Symptoms of Deficiency

Buch | Hardcover

193 Seiten

2013
Nova Science Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-1-62808-815-1 (ISBN)

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In this book, the authors present topical research in the study of the daily requirements, dietary sources and symptoms of deficiency of Vitamin D. Topics discussed in this compilation include the history and modern controversies of vitamin D fortification and supplementation; vitamin D in the immune system and role of its deficiency in rheumatic diseases; genetic and epigenetic changes of vitamin D related genes in cancer; advances and pitfalls in the measurement of vitamin D; vitamin D's implications for muscle function and physical performance; evidence for positive effects of vitamin D supplementation on disease conditions beyond bone health in adults; hypovitaminosis D and osteopenia/osteoporosis in a haemophilia population; vitamin D and aging in the elderly; and hypovitaminosis D and cardiovascular disease.

Preface; The History & Modern Controversies of Vitamin D Fortification & Supplementation; Vitamin D in the Immune System & Role of its Deficiency in Rheumatic Diseases; Genetic & Epigenetic Changes of Vitamin D-Related Genes in Cancer; The Importance of Some Analytical Aspects & Confounding Factors; in Relation to Clinical Interpretation of Results; Vitamin D Beyond Skeletal Health: Implications for Muscle Function & Physical Performance; Vitamin D: Do We Know Everything?; Evidence for Positive Effects of Vitamin D Supplementation on Disease Conditions Beyond Bone Health in Adults: A Review of the Recent Literature; Hypovitaminosis D & Osteopenia/Osteoporosis in a Haemophilia Population: A Study in HCV & HCV/HIV Infected Patients; Vitamin D & Ageing in Adults & the Elderly: Literature Review & Future Research Implications; Hypovitaminosis D & Cardiovascular Disease; Index.

Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 230 mm
Gewicht	470 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe ► Diätassistenz / Ernährungsberatung
ISBN-10	1-62808-815-X / 162808815X
ISBN-13	978-1-62808-815-1 / 9781628088151
Zustand	Neuware