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RR 2016/126 Handbook of Mineral Elements in Food Edited by Miguel de la Guardia and Salvador Garrigues Wiley Blackwell Oxford and Hoboken, NJ 2015 xx + 784 pp. ISBN 978 1 118 65436 1 (print); ISBN 978 1 118 65433 0 (e-book); £200 $340 (print); £180.99 $272.99 (e-book);
Keywords Food and drink, Guides and handbooks, Minerals
Review DOI 10.1108/RR-03-2016-0075
Minerals are a vital component in the diet. In humans, at least 23 different minerals are required for health. Excessive amounts of minerals may cause toxicity and an inadequate amount may cause various forms of under nutrition. With attention focusing on the impact of nutrition on all aspects of nutrition and health, recommendations on levels of nutrients, updated analytical techniques, nutritional claims and food labelling issues, as well as food production minerals, play a significant role and to have wide ranging and up-to-date information on them is invaluable....