Essential and Toxic Trace Elements and Vitamins in Human Health

by George J. Brewer, Ananda S. Prasad

Overview

Essential and Toxic Trace Elements and Vitamins in Human Health is a comprehensive guide to the wide variety of micronutrients that affect human health, including fat-soluble and water-soluble vitamins that support diverse biochemical functions, trace elements with established and suggested links to health maintenance, and elements with known human toxicity such as arsenic, cadmium, and lead.

An essential reference text for nutritionists working in academia and functional food and supplement industries, dieticians, and clinicians, Essential and Toxic Trace Elements and Vitamins in Human Health provides an in-depth look at toxic trace elements and essential vitamins and minerals and their direct influence on the body’s overall health with expert research from renowned scientists.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780128053782
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	06/16/2020
Pages:	326
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 10.88(h) x (d)

About the Author

Dr. George Brewer is a recognized world expert on all aspects of copper, but also has expertise in zinc and other micronutrients. He worked for over 30 years on the inherited disease of copper toxicity, Wilson's disease. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed papers on the topic and developed two new therapies for the disease: zinc and tetrathiomolybdate. Due to his research, zinc was approved for Wilson's disease by the FDA in 1997 and is now the treatment of choice for maintenance therapy. Over the last decade he has been working on Alzheimer's disease; his research has demonstrated that Alzheimer’s patients are zinc-deficient and benefit from zinc therapy. Dr. Brewer has developed a new zinc formulation that is non-irritating and can be taken once daily. Over his career he has published over 430 papers and has written and edited numerous books.

Dr. Ananda Prasad was the first scientist to recognize the essentiality of zinc for human health and to recognize that zinc deficiency is a common problem globally in 1963. This led the US Congress to declare zinc as an essential nutrient for human health, and in 1974, the National Academy of Sciences established recommended dietary allowances for zinc. He has received many awards and honors for this discovery, including a Goldberger Award from the American Medical Association, an Outstanding Research Award from American College of Physicians, the Mahidol Award from the Kind of Thailand, the Medal of Honor from the Mayor of Lyon in France, and an Honorary Doctorate from the Claude Bernard University in Lyon. He has published over 300 papers and 15 books and is the founder and emeritus editor of the American Journal of Hematology.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

Essential 2. Zinc 3. Role of Autoimmunity and Innate Immunity 4. Zinc Transporters 5. Copper 6. Iron 7. Iodine 8. Selenium 9. Chromium 10. Manganese 11. Fluoride

Toxic Trace Elements 12. Arsenic 13. Cadmium 14. Lead 15. Mercury

Vitamins 16. Vitamin A 17. Vitamin B 18. Vitamin C 19. Vitamin D 20. Vitamin E

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

Explains the biochemistries, micronutrient interactions, immunological effects, cognitive functions, and epigenetic effects of vitamins and minerals

Editorial Reviews

"This volume is made up of up-to -date, succinct chapters (most are about 10-12 pages long) covering the essential micronutrients and certain toxic minerals of public health importance. The biochemistry, physiology, pathophysiology and clinical aspects of each element and vitamin are clearly explained. This book will serve as an especially useful reference source for health care providers who have an interest in nutrition."

- Robert M Russell MD

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