Vitamins and minerals for a healthy body
- 48 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
- Body needs .
- Body needs. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 47) and index.
Fueling the body machine -- Vitamins and minerals -- What are vitamins? -- What are minerals? -- Digesting vitamins and minerals -- Absorbing vitamins and minerals -- How the body uses vitamins -- Using B vitamins and vitamin C -- Using Vitamins D, E and K -- How the body uses minerals -- Minerals in body fluids -- Minerals in enzymes -- Too much of a good thing -- Too much salt and other minerals -- Deficiency diseases -- Vitamin deficiencies -- Mineral deficiencies -- Healthy eating -- Special requirements -- Recommended daily amounts.
SJ 04/04, MC 11/03, HG 10/03
Discusses what vitamins and minerals are, how they are digested, absorbed, and used by the body, and the role of these substances in a healthy diet.
0812 Brodart
1403407584
2002012645
Vitamins in human nutrition--Juvenile literature. Minerals in the body--Juvenile literature. Vitamins. Minerals in nutrition. Nutrition.