Iron Nutrition in Health and Diseases - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0861965442 ISBN 13: 9780861965441

Publisher: John Libbey & Co Ltd, 1996

Synopsis

The 35 chapters of this volume cover the whole field of iron deficiency and overload in a systematic way. Leading scientists from different countries discuss physiological roles, iron transport mechanisms, the role of iron in the brain, nutritional requirements and the involvement of iron in certain pathologies such as coronary heart disease. Different strategies to combat iron deficiency or overload are discussed for both children and adults.
The volume concludes by considering the role of the food industry in iron nutrition and the effects of food processing on its bioavailability.
Everyone involved in iron nutrition will find information of direct interest, and much more besides, in this comprehensive book.

About this title

Synopsis:

This is a comprehensive update of present knowledge dealing both with iron deficiency and iron overload, presented by scientists from different parts of the world. The book covers the whole field in a systematic way, starting with the physiological roles of iron in the body and the transport systems involved in ensuring iron balance, and iron requirements in infants, adolescents and adults. Diagnosis and prevalence of iron deficiency and overload are also analyzed and discussed, as well as recently proposed relationships between disease states, such as coronary heart disease and cancer and laboratory measurements suggesting iron overload. Finally, there is a discussion on the role of the food industry, iron intake from industrial products and the effect of food processing on iron bioavailability. All aspects of iron, such as its absorption, metabolism and importance to health, are covered. In spite of research, iron deficiency still remains one of the main nutritional disorders in the world. The book should be of interest to all specialists in medicine and haematology, nutrition researchers and regulatory bodies.

About this edition

• Publisher: John Libbey & Co Ltd
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0861965442
• ISBN 13: 9780861965441
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 400
• Editor: Hallberg L., Asp Nils-Georg