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RR 2005/99 The Encyclopedia of Vitamins, Minerals, and Supplements (2nd edition) Tova Navarra Facts on File New York, NY 2004 xxiii + 353 pp. ISBN 0 8160 4998 X £45.95 $65 Facts on File Library of Health and Living series
Keywords Vitamins, Minerals, Vitamin supplements
Review DOI 10.1108/09504120510580343
A growing trend among health consumers is the use of vitamins, minerals, and supplements to contribute to overall health. This trend is fuelled not only by a $6 billion a year supplement market, but also by an explosion of available nutrition information, ranging from the work of popular health authors to the internet. The use of supplements, however, is fraught with a vast array of confusing and ever-changing information. New research is continually updating currently held medical opinions about the use of nutrition...