Dr. G.I. Jones conducts tests
in determination of vitamin B complex in dehydrated vegetables,
1942. |
Wartime food demonstrationon
on
the importance of vitamins, 1943. |
Vitamins and Minerals
Tracer Bullet 00-1
Vitamins and minerals are an important component of human nutrition.
Although vitamins were not discovered until the early part of
the 20th century, the effects of deficiencies were
recognized much earlier in diseases such as scurvy and rickets.
In 1753, Dr. James Lind published his Treatise on Scurvy,
which is generally recognized as the first controlled clinical
trial in medical nutritional research. Dr. Lind's study demonstrated
that scurvy could be controlled by adding lemons to the diet of
British sailors whose rations contained no fresh fruits or vegetables.
In effect, the trial demonstrated that Vitamin C could prevent
scurvy, although this vitamin was not actually identified until
1928.
The term "vitamine" was first proposed in 1912 by the Polish
chemist Casimir Funk, in his landmark paper on vitamin theory,
which synthesized existing research and paved the way for developments
in the field. Working with pigeons who were fed a diet of rice
hulls, Funk was able to show the existence of a substance, later
known as thiamine, which could cure beriberi. Because this compound
was an amine, Funk coined the term "vitamine" to describe a set
of amines essential for life. When further research showed that
not all vitamins were amines, the term was shortened to vitamin.
As vitamins were identified over the next decades, they came
to be viewed as essential elements in maintaining good health
and in treating diseases of deficiency. Synthesized vitamins became
widely available, and were increasingly added to a variety of
foods as well as being formulated in tablets and capsules. The
one-a-day vitamin and mineral supplement, introduced in 1940,
quickly gained widespread popularity, especially in the United
States, where, by 1997, an estimated half of the population was
taking a vitamin supplement on a regular basis. Today we recognize
approximately 13 vitamins or vitamin groups, as well as 7 major
minerals and 10 trace elements, and our understanding of these
compounds continues to evolve as we become increasingly aware
of their complex nature.
This guide provides an introduction to the wide range of literature
on vitamins and minerals in the collections of the Library of
Congress. Not intended to be a comprehensive bibliography, this
guide is designed – as the name of the series implies – to put
the reader "on target."
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Cataldo, Corinne Balog, Linda Kelly DeBruyne, and Eleanor Noss
Whitney. The vitamins. In their Nutrition and diet therapy:
principles and practice. 5th ed. Belmont, CA, West/Wadsworth
Publishing Co., c1999. p. 137-171.
Bibliography: p. 166-167.
RM216.C36 1999 <SciRR>
Cataldo, Corinne Balog, Linda Kelly DeBruyne, and Eleanor Noss
Whitney. Water and minerals. In their Nutrition and diet therapy:
principles and practice. 5th ed. Belmont, CA, West/Wadsworth
Publishing Co., c1999. p. 173-199.
Bibliography: p. 198-199.
RM216.C36 1999 <SciRR>
Encyclopedia of human nutrition. 2nd ed. Edited
by Michele Sadler. v. 3. San Diego, Academic Press, 1999. 1973p.
See especially entries for individual vitamins
and minerals, e.g., "Vitamin B6": p. 1916-1925, and "Ultratrace
elements": p. 1884-1897.
QP141.E526 1999 <SciRR>
Krause's food, nutrition & diet therapy. 10th
ed. Edited by L. Kathleen Mahan and Sylvia Escott-Stump. Philadelphia,
W.B. Saunders, c2000. 1194 p.
Includes bibliographical references
See especially "Vitamins": p. 67-109 and "Minerals":
p. 110-152.
RM216.M285 2000 <SciRR>
USP DI : Advice for the patient. 18th ed. v.
2. Rockville, MD, United States Pharmacopeial Convention, c1998.
1802 p.
See especially "Vitamin A": p. 1625-1628, "Vitamin
B12": p. 1629-1631, "Vitamin D": p.1631-1635, "Vitamin E": p.1635-1638,
and "Vitamin K":p. 1638-1641.
RM300.U83 1998 <SciRR Desk>
Wardlaw, Gordon M. Perspectives in nutrition. Boston,
McGraw-Hill, c1999. 1773 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
QP141.W38 1999 <SciRR>
Whitney, Eleanor Noss, and Sharon Rady Rolfes. Understanding
nutrition. 8th ed. Belmont, CA, West/Wadsworth,
c1999. 647 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
See especially "The water-soluble vitamins": p.
290-327, "The fat-soluble vitamins": p. 336-358, "Water and the
major minerals": p. 366-395, and "The trace minerals": p. 404-431.
QP141.W46 1999 <SciRR>
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Subject headings used by The Library of Congress, under which books
on vitamins and minerals can be located in most card, book, and
online catalogs, include the following:
Highly Relevant
VITAMINS
See also specific vitamins, such as "Vitamin A,"Vitamin
B Complex," "Vitamin C," etc.
MINERALS
See also specific minerals such as "Calcium,"
"Zinc," etc.
VITAMINS
IN HUMAN NUTRITION
MINERALS
IN HUMAN NUTRITION
Antioxidants
ANTIOXIDANTS
BIOFLAVONOIDS
FOOD--VITAMIN
CONTENT
Related
AVITAMINOSES
VITAMIN
THERAPY
VITAMINS--RESEARCH
VITAMIN
TOLERANCE
PLANT
VITAMINS
More General
NUTRITION
DIETARY
SUPPLEMENTS
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Combs, Gerald F. The vitamins: fundamental aspects in nutrition
and health. 2nd ed. San Diego, Academic Press, c1998.
618 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
QP771.C645 1998 <SciRR>
Complete book of vitamins & minerals. By the Editors
of Consumer Guide; Susan Male Smith, and others. Lincolnwood, IL,
Publications International, c1996. 384 p.
QP771.C65 1996 <SciRR>
Encyclopedia of vitamins, minerals and supplements. Tova
Navarra and Myron A. Lipkowitz. New York, Facts on File, c1996.
281 p.
Bibliography: p. 249-254.
QP771.E53 1996 <SciRR>
The Healing power of vitamins, minerals and herbs. Edited
by Wayne Kalyn. Pleasantville, NY, The Reader's Digest Assoc., c1999.
416 p.
RM259.H424 1999
Reinhard, Tonia. The vitamin sourcebook. Los Angeles,
Lowell House, c1998. 299 p.
Bibliography: p. 285.
QP771.R45 1998
Williams, Sue Rodwell. Nutrition and diet therapy. 8th
ed. St. Louis, Mosby Publishing, c1998. 850 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
See especially "Fat-soluble vitamins": p. 159-179,
"Water-soluble vitamins": p. 181-204, and "Minerals": p. 205-250.
RM216.W684 c1997 <SciRR>
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Apple, Rima D. Vitamania: Vitamins in American culture.
New Brunswick, NJ, Rutgers University Press, c1996. 245 p.
Bibliography: p. 199-232.
QP771.A67 1996
A-Z guide to drug-herb and vitamin interactions. Edited
by Schuyler W. Lininger.
Rocklin, CA, Prima Health, 1999. 464 p.
RM666.H33D78 1999
Basu, Tapan Kumar. Vitamins in human health and disease.
Wallingford, Eng., CAB International, c1996. 345 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
QP771.B35 1996
Berdanier, Carolyn D. Advanced nutrition. Boca Raton,
CRC Press, c1995. 2v.
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents: 1. Macronutrients.-- 2. Micronutrients.
QP141.B52 1995 <SciRR>
Beyond deficiency: new views on the function and health effects
of vitamins. Edited by Howerde E. Sauberlich and Lawrence J.
Machlin. New York, The New York Academy of Sciences, 1992. 404 p.
(Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, v. 669).
Includes bibliographical references.
Q11.N5 v. 669
Encyclopedia of human biology. Edited by Renato Dulbecco.
2nd ed. v. 8. San Diego, Academic Press, c1997.
See especially entries for individual vitamins
and minerals, e.g. "Vitamin A": p. 735-748, and "Vitamin D": p.
749-762.
QP11.E53 1997 <SciRR>
Hands, Elizabeth S. Food finder: food sources of vitamins &
minerals. 2nd ed. Salem, OR, ESHA Research, c1990.
244 p.
Bibliography: p. 233-244.
QP771.H365 1990 <SciRR>
Prevention's healing with vitamins. Edited by Alice Feinstein.
Emmaus, PA, Rodale Press, c1996. 593 p.
RM259.P74 1996 <SciRR>
Sports nutrition: minerals and electrolytes. Edited by
Constance V. Kies and Judy A. Driskell. Boca Raton, CRC Press, c1995.
330 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
TX361.A8S674 1995
Sports nutrition: vitamins and trace elements. Edited
by Ira Wolinsky and Judy A. Driskell. Boca Raton, CRC Press, c1997.
235 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
QP771.S68 1997 <SciRR>
The Technology of vitamins in food. Edited by P. Berry
Ottaway. London, New York, Blackie Academic & Professional,
1993. 270 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
QP771.T43 1993 <SciRR>
Vitamin intake and health: a scientific review. Suzanne
Gaby and others. New York, Marcel Dekker, c1991. 217 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
QP771.V573 1991 <SciRR>
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VITAMIN A
Vitamin A and the immune function: a symposium. Edited
by Chris Kjolhede and William R. Beisel. New York, Haworth Medical
Press, c1996. 156 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
QP772.V5V555 1996
Vitamin A in health and disease. Edited by Rune Blomhoff.
New York, Marcel Dekker, c1994. 677 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
QP772.V5V56 1994
VITAMIN B COMPLEX
Folic acid metabolism in health and disease. Edited by
Mary Frances Picciano, E. L. Robert Stokstad, and Jesse F. Gregory.
New York, Wiley-Liss, c1990. 299 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
QP772.F6F634 1990
Vitamin B-6 metabolism in pregnancy, lactation, and infancy.
Edited by Daniel J. Raiten. Boca Raton, CRC Press, c1995. 201 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
RG559.V55 1996
VITAMIN C
Vitamin C in health and disease. Edited by Lester Packer
and Jurgen Fuchs. NewYork, Marcel Dekker, 1997.
538 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
QP772.A8V565 1997 <SciRR>
Vitamin C: the state of the art in disease prevention sixty
years after the Nobel prize. Edited by R. Paoletti and others.
New York, Springer-Verlag, c1998. 133 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
QP772.A8V574 1998
VITAMIN D
Vitamin D. Edited by David Feldman. San Diego, Academic
Press, c1997. 1285 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
QP772.V53V572 1997
Vitamin D: chemistry, biology and clinical applications of
the steroid hormone: proceedings of the Tenth Workshop on Vitamin
D. Strasbourg, France, May 24-29, 1997. Edited by Anthony W.
Norman, Roger Bouillon, and Monique Thomasset. Riverside, CA, Printing
and Reprographics, University of California, 1997. 960 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
QP772.V53W67 1997
Vitamin D: molecular biology, physiology, and clinical applications.
Edited by Michael F. Holick. Totowa, NJ, Humana Press, c1999. 458
p.
Includes bibliographical references.
QP772.V53V585 1999 <SciRR>
VITAMIN E
Vitamin E in health and disease. Edited by Lester Packer
and Jurgen Fuchs. New York, Marcel Dekker, c1993. 1000 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
RM666.T65V58 1992
Vitamin E : its usefulness in health and in curing diseases.
Edited by Makoto Mino and others. Tokyo, New York, and Basel, Japan
Scientific Societies Press, c1993. 368 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
Papers presented at the 1991 international symposium
on Vitamin E, Japan, 1991.
QP772.T6V574 1993
ANTIOXIDANTS
Antioxidant food supplements in human health. Edited by
Lester Packer, Midori Hiramutsu, and Toshikazu Yoshikawa. San Diego,
Academic Press, c1999. 511 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
RB170.A573 1999 <SciRR>
Antioxidant status, diet, nutrition and health. Edited
by Andreas M. Papas. Boca Raton, CRC Press, c1999. 650 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
RB170.A578 1999 <SciRR>
Antioxidants and disease prevention. Edited by Harinder
S. Garewal. Boca Raton, CRC Press, c1997. 186 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
RB170.A58 1997
Biological oxidants and antioxidants: molecular mechanisms
and health effects. Edited by Lester Packer and Augustine S.
H. Ong. Champaign, IL, AOCS Press, c1998. 372 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
RB170.B565 1998
Handbook of antioxidants. Edited by Enrique Cadenas and
Lester Packer. New York, Marcel Dekker, c1996. 602p.
Includes bibliographical references.
RB170.H36 1996
Handbook of synthetic antioxidants. Edited by Lester Packer
and Enrique Cadenas. New York, Marcel Dekker, c1997. 442 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
RB170.H367 1997
Larson, Richard A. Naturally occurring antioxidants. Boca
Raton, CRC Press, Lewis Publishers, c1997. 195 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
RB170.L37 1997
Oxidants, antioxidants, and free radicals. Edited by Stephen
I. Baskin and Harry Salem. Washington, Taylor and Francis, c1997.
364 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
RB170.O945 1997
Packer, Lester, and Carol Colman. The antioxidant miracle:
your complete plan for total health and healing. New York,
John Wiley & Sons, c1999. 256 p.
Bibliography: p. 230-248.
RB170.P33 1999
Smythies, John R. Every person's guide to antioxidants.
New Brunswick, NJ, Rutgers University Press, c1998.
140 p.
Bibliography: p. 113-125.
RB170.S69 1998 <SciRR>
CALCIUM
Calcium and phosphorus in health and disease. Edited by
John J. B. Anderson and Sanford C. Garner. Boca Raton, CRC Press,
c1996. 395 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
QP535.C2C2622 1996
Pierre, Colleen. Calcium in your life. Minneapolis, Chronimed
Publishing, c1997. 155 p.
Bibliography: p. 145-149.
RM237.56.P54 1997
MANGANESE
Manganese in health and disease. Edited by Dorothy J.
Klimis-Tavantzis. Boca Raton, CRC Press, c1994. 212 p.
Includes bibliographical references
QP535.M6M35 1994
TRACE ELEMENTS
Micronutrients in health and in disease prevention. Edited
by Adrianne Bendich and C. E. Butterworth, Jr. New York, Marcel
Dekker, c1991. 483 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
QP534.M52 1991
Trace elements in human nutrition and health. Geneva,
World Health Organization, 1996. 343 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
QP534.T725 1996
VITAMIN ANALYSIS
Bender, David A. Nutritional biochemistry of the vitamins.
Cambridge, New York, Cambridge University Press, 1992. 431 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
QP771.B44 1992
Modern analytical methodologies in fat and water soluble vitamins.
Edited by Won O. Song, Gary R. Beecher, Ronald R. Eitenmiller. New
York, John Wiley, c2000. 471 p.
QP771.M6 2000
Modern chromatographic analysis of vitamins. 3rd
ed., rev. and expanded. Edited by Andre P. De Leenheer, Willy E.
Lambert, Jan F. Van Bocxlaer. New York, Dekker, c2000. 616 p. (Chromatographic
science, 84)
Includes bibliographical references.
QP771.M63 2000
Vitamin analysis for the health and food sciences. Edited
by Ronald R. Eitenmiller and W. O. Landen, Jr. Boca Raton, CRC Press,
c1998. 518 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
QP771.E37 1998
TITLES FOR YOUNGER READERS
Asimov, Isaac. How did we find out about vitamins? New
York, Walker and Company, 1974. 64 p.
QP771.A84
Kalbacken, Joan. Vitamins and minerals. New York, Children's
Press, c1998. 47 p.
Bibliography: p. 44.
Introduces the major vitamins and minerals found
in various foods, and discusses them in relation to nutrition and
healthy eating.
QP771.K365 1998
Nardo, Don. Vitamins and minerals. New York, Chelsea House
Publishers, c1994. 111 p.
Bibliography: p. 103-104.
Introduction by C. Everett Koop.
QP771.N36 1994
Nottridge, Rhoda. Vitamins. Minneapolis, Carolrhoda Books,
1993. 32 p.
Bibliography: p. 31.
Focuses on vitamins, explaining why we need them
in our diet, where we can get them, and the different kinds.
QP771.N64 1993
Seixas, Judith S. Vitamins: what they are, and what they do.
New York, Greenwillow Books, c1986. 55 p.
Discusses vitamins, how they were discovered,
how they work, how they can be made, and how they fit into our diets.
QP771.S45 1986
Silverstein, Alvin, Virginia Silverstein, and Robert Silverstein.
Vitamins and minerals. Brookfield, CT, Millbrook Press,
1992. 48 p.
Bibliography: p. 46.
Examines the major vitamins and minerals, their
functions, sources, proper daily dosages, and deficiency symptoms.
QP771.S56 1992
SELECTED COOKBOOKS
Eat well, stay well: 500 delicious recipes made with healing
foods. Edited by Judith Cressey. Pleasantville, NY, Reader's
Digest Assoc., c1998. 352 p.
RA784.E162 1998
Kaye, Edita M. Bone builders: the complete lowfat cookbook
plus calcium health guide. Rev. ed. New York, Time-Warner Books,
1996. 500 p.
RM237.56.K39 1996
Lark, Susan M. The women's health companion: self help nutrition
guide & cookbook. Berkeley, CA, Celestial Arts, c1995.
375 p.
Bibliography: p. 353-369.
RA778.L314 1995
Prevention's the healthy cook. Edited by Natthew Hoffman
and David Joachim. Emmaus, PA, Rodale Press, c1997. 598 p.
RM237.7.P744 1997
SerVaas, Cory. The Saturday Evening Post antioxidant cookbook.
Indianapolis, Saturday Evening Post Society, c1995. 195 p.
Bibliography: p. 195.
RM237.9.S47 1995
The Simply healthy lowfat cookbook: over 250 lowfat recipes
rich in the antioxidant vitamins that keep you healthy. By
the editors of the Wellness Cooking School and the University of
California at Berkeley Wellness Letter. New York, Rebus; distributed
by Random House, c1995. 255 p.
RM237.7.S575 1995
Turner, Lisa. Meals that heal: a nutraceutical approach to
diet and health. Rochester, VT, Healing Arts Press, c1996.
235 p.
Bibliography: p. 201-221.
RA784.T895 1996
Webb, Densie, and Susan Male Smith. Foods for better health:
prevention & healing of diseases. Lincolnwood, IL, Publications
International, 1994. 432 p.
RA784.W47 1994
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Bricklin, Mark. Prevention magazine's nutrition advisor.
Emmaus, PA, Rodale Press, 1993. 596 p.
RA784.B695 1993 <SciRR>
Brody, Tom. Nutritional biochemistry. 2nd ed.
San Diego, Academic Press, c1999. 1006 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
QP141.B853 1999
Food chemistry. 3rd ed. Edited by Owen R. Fennema.
New York, Marcel Dekker, c1996. 1069 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
TX541.F65 1996 <SciRR>
Funk, Casimir. The vitamines. Authorized translation from
second German edition, by Harry E. Dubin. Baltimore, Williams &
Wilkin Co., 1922. 502 p.
QP801.V5F8
Heinerman, John. Heinerman's new encyclopedia of fruits &
vegetables. West Nyack, NY, Parker Publishing, c1995. 504 p.
RM236.H45 1995
Newstrom, Harvey. Nutrients catalog: vitamins, minerals, amino
acids, macronutrients- beneficial use, helpers, inhibitors, food
sources, intake recommendations and symptoms of over or under use.
Jefferson, NC, McFarland & Company, c1993. 538 p.
Bibliography: p. 449-460.
QP141.N48 1993 <SciRR>
Nutritional concerns of women. Edited by Ira Wolinsky
and Dorothy Klimis-Tavantzis. Boca-Raton, CRC Press, 1996. 335 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
RC622.N8932 1996
Prevention's food and nutrition. Edited by John Feltman.
Emmaus, PA, Rodale Press, c1993. 552 p.
RA784.P737 1993
Preventive nutrition: the comprehensive guide for health professionals.
Edited by Adrianne Bendich and Richard J. Deckelbaum. Totowa, NJ,
Humana Press, c1997. 579 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
RM216.P778 1997 <SciRR>
Ronzio, Robert A. The encyclopedia of nutrition & good
health. New York, Facts on File, c1997. 486 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
RA784.R646 1997
Somer, Elizabeth. Nutrition for women: the complete guide.
New York, Henry Holt, 1993. 475 p.
Bibliography: p. 403-460.
RA778.S647 1993
Whitney, Eleanor Noss, and others. Understanding normal and
clinical nutrition. 5th ed. Belmont, CA, Wadsworth
Publishing Co., c1998.
Includes bibliographical references.
QP141.W458 1998
Williams, Melvin H. Nutrition for health, fitness, & sport.
5th ed.. Boston, McGraw-Hill, c1999. 500 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
QP141.W514 1999
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Composition of foods: raw, processed. Consumer and Food
economics Institute. Rev. Washington, Agricultural Research Service,
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, (agricultural handbook, no. 8), 1976-
TX551.C74 1976 <SciRR>
Available also at: http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp
Griffith, H. Winter. Vitamins, herbs, minerals & supplements:
the complete guide. Tucson, Fisher Books, c1998. 504 p.
QP771.G75 1998 <SciRR>
Handbook of food analysis. Edited by Leo M. Nollet. New
York, Marcel Dekker, c1996. 1987 p.
TX541.H36 1996
Handbook of nutritionally essential mineral elements.
Edited by Boyd L. O'Dell and Roger A. Sunde. New York, Marcel Decker,
c1997. 692 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
QP533.H36 1997 <SciRR>
Handbook of vitamins. 2nd ed., rev. Edited
by Lawrence J. Machlin. New York, Marcel Dekker, c1991. 595 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
QP771.H35 1991
Mason, Pamela. Handbook of dietary supplements: vitamins and
other health supplements. Oxford, Eng., Cambridge, MA, Blackwell
Science, 1995. 256 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
QP141.M28 1995
Netzer, Corinne T. The complete book of vitamin and mineral
counts. New York, Dell Publishing, 1997. 440 p.
Chiefly tables. br> QP771.N48
1997 <SciRR>
Pais, Istvan, and J. Benton Jones. The handbook of trace elements.
Boca Raton, St. Lucie Press, c1997. 223 p.
Bibliography: p. 199-213.
QP534.P349 1997 <SciRR>
Pressman, Alan H, and Sheila Buff. The complete idiot's guide
to vitamins and minerals. New York, Alpha Books, c1997. 348
p.
QP771.P74 1997
Sultenfuss, Sherry Wilson, and Thomas J. Sultenfuss. A woman's
guide to vitamins, minerals, and alternative healing. Rev.
ed. Chicago, Contemporary Books, c1999. 324 p.
Bibliography: p. 263-309.
RA778.S926 <SciRR>
The USP guide to vitamins & minerals by authority of U.S.
Pharmacopeia. New York, Avon Books, c1996. 334 p.
RA784.U87 1996
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Abstracting and indexing services that index relevant journal
articles on vitamins and minerals are listed below. Useful keywords
to use include "vitamins," "minerals," and most of the Library of
Congress subject headings suggested earlier. Consult a Science Reference
Librarian for locations of abstracting and indexing services in
the Science Reading Room.
Applied Science & Technology Index (1913-)
Z7913.I7 <SciRR A&I> and Computer
Format
Bibliography of Agriculture (1942-)
Z5073.U572 <SciRR A&I> and Computer
format
Biological & Agricultural Index (1916-)
Z5073.A46 <SciRR A&I> and Computer
format
Biological Abstracts (1927-)
QH301.B37 <SciRR A&I> and Computer
format
Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature
(1956-)
Z6675.N7C8 <SciRR A&I> and CD-ROM
Food Science and Technology Abstracts (1969-)
TP368.F678 <SciRR A&I>
Index Medicus (1960-)
Z6660.I422 <SciRR A&I> and Computer
format
Nutrition Abstracts and Reviews. Series A: Human and Experimental
(1977-)
QP141.A1N86 <SciRR A&I>
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American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
|
RC584.A5 |
Food Chemistry |
TX501.F66 |
Food Technology |
TP370.F63 |
International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition
Research |
QP771.I57 |
Journal of the American Dietetic Association
|
RM214.A6 |
Journal of Biological Chemistry |
QP501.J7 |
Journal of Food Composition and Analysis:
an Official Publication of the United Nations University,
International Network of Food Data Systems |
TX501.J66 |
Journal of Nutrition |
RM214.J6 |
Nutrition |
QP141.A1N866 |
Nutrition and Food Science |
TX341.N779 |
Nutrition in Clinical Care: an Official
Publication of Tufts University |
RM214.N83 |
Nutrition Research |
QP141.A1N88 |
Nutrition Reviews |
TX341.N85 |
Nutrition Today |
RA784.N85 |
Prevention |
RA421. P68 <SciRR> |
Vitamins and Hormones |
QP801.V5V5 <SciRR> |
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Antioxidants and aging--roundtable discussion : how best to ensure
daily intake of antioxidants (from the diet and supplements) that
is optimal for life span, disease, and general health. Annals
of the New York Academy of Science, v. 854, 1998: 463-476.
Q11.N5, vol. 854
Bates, Christopher, and Ann Prentice. Breast milk as a source of
vitamins, essential minerals and trace elements. Pharmacology
& therapeutics, v. 60, 1994: 193-220.
RM1.P477
Byersdorf, B., and J. R. White. Sorting through the hype about
RDAs. Postgraduate medicine, v. 103, Mar. 1999: 36.
R11.P74
Cao, Guohua, and others. Increases in human plasma antioxidant
capacity after consumption of controlled diets high in fruit and
vegetables. The American journal of clinical nutrition,
v. 68, Nov. 1998: 1081-1087.
RC584.A5
Dawson-Hughes, Beth. Calcium, Vitamin D and the risk of osteoporosis
in adults: essential information for the clinician. Nutrition
in clinical care, v. 1, Mar./Apr. 1998: 63-70.
Pamphlet box <SciRR>
DeLuca, Hector F., and Claudia Zierold. Mechanisms and functions
of vitamin D. Nutrition reviews, v. 56, Feb. 1998: S4-S10.
TX341.N85
Gaziano, Michael J. Antioxidant vitamins and cardiovascular disease.
Proceedings of the Association of American Physicians,
v. 111, Jan./Feb. 1999: 2-9.
R15.A95
Hains, Stewart T. Alternatives to estrogen replacement therapy
for preventing osteoporosis. Journal of the American Pharmaceutical
Association, v. 36, Dec. 1996: 707-715.
RS1.A52
Jacob, Robert A. Vitamin C nutriture and the risk of atherosclerotic
heart disease. Nutrition reviews, v. 56, Nov. 1998: 334-337.
QP141.A1N88
Kerstetter, Jane E., and others. Dietary protein affects intestinal
calcium absorption. American journal of clinical nutrition,
v. 68, Oct. 1998: 859-865.
RC584.A5
Lee, I. M. Antioxidant vitamins in the prevention of cancer. Proceedings
of the Association of American Physicians, v. 111, Jan./Feb.
1999: 10-15.
R15.A95
Levine, Mark. Criteria and recommendations for Vitamin C intake.
JAMA, journal of the American Medical Association, v. 281,
Apr. 21, 1999: 1415-1423.
R15.A48
Malinow, M. R. Homocysteine, diet and cardiovascular diseases:
a statement for healthcare professionals from the Nutrition Committee,
American Heart Association. Circulation, v. 99, Jan. 5,
1999: 178-182.
RC681.A1C5
Manzi, Pamela, and others. Nutrients in edible mushrooms: an inter-species
comparative study. Food chemistry, v. 65, June 1999: 477-482.
TX501.F66
Mason, Joel B., and Jacob Selhub. Disease prevention: broadening
the definition of folate nutrition. Nutrition in clinical care,
v. 2, March/April 1999: 82-86.
RM214.N83
McCarron, David, and others. Mineral intake and blood pressure
in African Americans. American journal of clinical nutrition,
v. 68, Sept. 1998: 517-518.
RC584.A5
Mertz, Walter. A balanced approach to nutrition for health: the
need for biologically essential minerals and vitamins. Journal
of the American Dietetic Association, v. 94, Nov. 1994: 1259-1262.
RM214.A6 and
RM214.A6
Mobarhan, Sohrab. Calcium and the colon: recent findings. Nutrition
reviews, v. 57, April 1999: 124-129.
TX341.N85
Schorah, C. J. Micronutrients, vitamins, and cancer risk. Vitamins
and hormones, v. 57, 1999.
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Skolnick, A. A. Separating the wheat from the chaff of nutrition
information. JAMA, journal of the American Medical Association,
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R15.A48
Thomas, John A. Diet, micronutrients, and the prostate gland. Nutrition
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TX341.N85
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Selected Materials available in the Science Reading Room pamphlet
boxes include:
Andersen-Parrado, Patricia. Minerals -- mild-mannered nutrients
that make things happen. Better nutrition, v. 59, July
1997: 38.
Blumberg, Jeffrey. Mighty vitamins. Medical world news,
v. 34, Jan. 1993: 24-32.
Calcium: build strong bones & a strong body. Nutrition
in clinical care: an official publication of Tufts University,
v. 1, Apr. 1998: 98-100.
Challem, Jack. Some good things to say about free radicals. The
Nutrition reporter newsletter, v. 6, Aug., 1995: 1-4.
Denny, Sharon. About vitamin-mineral supplements. Nutrition
today, v. 33, Apr. 1998: 69-70.
Elliott, James G. Application of antioxidant vitamins in foods
and beverages. Food technology, v. 53, Feb. 1999: 46-48.
Gorman, Christine. Vitamin overload? Your one-a-day is still o.k.
but swallowing supplements by the megadose may be dangerous. Time,
v. 150, Nov. 10, 1997: 84.
Kurtzweil, Paula. An FDA guide to dietary supplements. FDA
consumer, v. 32, Sept./Oct. 1998: 28-35.
Kurtzweil, Paula. How folate can help prevent birth defects. FDA
consumer, v. 30, Sept./Oct. 1996: 7-10.
Langer, Stephen. When it comes to vitamins, "Cs" make the grade.
Better nutrition, v. 58, Dec. 1996: 40-43.
Leibman, Bonnie. Do you know your vitamin abc's? Nutrition
action health letter, v. 26, Sept. 1999: 1-6.
Leibman, Bonnie. 3 vitamins and a mineral: what to take. Nutrition
action health letter, v. 25, May 1998: 1, 3-7.
Mathe, Andrea. A girl's best friends. Vegetarian times,
v. 258, Feb. 1999: 90-91.
Prevention's at-a-glance vitamin and mineral guide. Prevention,
v. 51, Feb. 1999: 96-98.
Scheer, James F. B. Vitamins: a whole complex of benefits. Better
nutrition, v. 61, Apr. 1999: 54-56.
Squires, Sally. Vitamania. The Washington Post Health,
Jan. 12, 1999: 13-16.
Strengthen your bone knowledge. Nutrition spotlight, v.
2, Sept./Oct., 1999: 1-8.
Toufexis, Anastasia. The new scoop on vitamins. Time,
Apr. 6, 1992: 54-59
Vitamin E: is natural better? University of California, Berkeley,
wellness letter, v. 15, Sept. 1999: 1.
Yes, but which calcium supplement? Tufts University health
& nutrition letter, v. 14, Feb. 1997: 4-5.
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GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
(CFSAN)
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
5100 Paint Branch Parkway
College Park, MD 20740-3835
Telephone: (800) 332-4010
URL: http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/list.html
The regulation of dietary supplements, including
safety and labeling concerns, is the responsibility of the FDA's
Center for Food Safety and Nutrition. Its website offers a great
deal of consumer information, including FDA warnings and nutrition
advice. Program areas especially relevant to vitamins and minerals
include "dietary supplements" and "food labeling and nutrition."
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Information
Center (FNIC)
National Agricultural Library, Room 105
10301 Baltimore Avenue
Beltsville, MD 20705-2351
Telephone: (301) 504-5719
email: fnic@nal.usda.gov
URL: http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic
FNIC is one of several information centers at
the National Agricultural Library. In addition to its on-site
resources, the library's FNIC website offers extensive nutrition
information. Areas of interest include dietary supplements, dietary
guidelines, and food composition. Newsletters, FDA journals, and
links to many nutrition related journals are also available at
this site.
National Library of Medicine
8600 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD 20894
Telephone: (888) 346-3656; (301) 594-5983
URL: http://www.nlm.nih.gov
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) collects
materials in all areas of biomedicine and health care. The National
Library of Medicine's online resources include the MEDLINE index
of medical literature, and MEDLINEplus which provides consumer
resources, including useful information on clearinghouses, organizations,
directories, and libraries. The library's catalog, LocatorPlus,
is also available at their website.
Office of Dietary Supplements
National Institutes of Health
6100 Executive Blvd., Room 3B01, MSC 7517
Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7517
Tel: (301) 435-2920
Fax: (301) 480-1845
email: ods@nih.gov
URL: http://ods.od.nih.gov/
The Office of Dietary Supplements was established
in 1995, as a part of the National Institutes of Health, to support
research and to disseminate information on dietary supplements.
In addition to sponsoring conferences and workshops, the ODS maintains
IBIDS, a database of published international scientific literature
on dietary supplements, including vitamins, minerals, and botanicals.
IBIDS is available at the ODS website. The office does not, however,
respond to individual requests for information.
ASSOCIATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS
American Dietetic Association (ADA)
216 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 800
Chicago, IL 60606-6995
Telephone: (312) 899-0040
URL: http://www.eatright.org
The ADA publishes the Journal of the American
Dietetic Association, as well as an array of nutrition-related
publications aimed at both the consumer and the professional.
Abstracts from the journal can be found online. The website provides
fact sheets, links to other sites of interest, information on
nutrition issues in the news and a catalog of publications.
American Society for Nutritional Sciences (ASNS)
9650 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD 20814-3998
Telephone: (301) 530-7050
email: sec@asns.org
URL: http://www.asns.org
The American Society for Nutritional Sciences
(ASNS) publishes The Journal of Nutrition, available by subscription
at http://www.nutrition.org, with open access to the index, dating
from Jan. 1997. The website also offers profiles of micronutrients,
from arsenic to zinc. The nutrient statements include recommended
intakes, and recent research in the field. The American Society
for Clinical Nutrition, a division of ASNS, publishes The American
Journal of Clinical Nutrition at http://www.nutrition.org/
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The Internet offers a growing number of sites useful for the study
of vitamins and minerals. Most of the organizations listed above
provide information on vitamins and nutrition, as well as links
to related sites from their web sites. It is also possible to find
web sites using a search engine such as Alta Vista, Google, or Northern
Light, to locate additional sites. Gateway sites, such as the Tufts
University Nutrition Navigator, listed below, are often an efficient
way to locate relevant web sites. The following sites may be of
interest.
Arbor Nutrition Guide
URL: http://www.arborcom.com
This site offers a well organized gateway to
nutrition information. Six major areas, including food science,
clinical nutrition, and applied nutrition, are further subdivided
by topics such as phytochemistry, food safety, history of nutrition,
and home pages of organizations.
Dole 5-a-day
URL: http://www.dole5aday.com
A colorful, award-winning site designed for
kids and educators, but others will find it useful as well. The
Fruit and Vegetable Encyclopedia is a good place to find illustrations
and basic text on topics such as apple varieties and citrus growing
regions of the U.S.
Mayo Health Oasis
URL: http://www.mayohealth.org
Sponsored by the Mayo Clinic, and aimed at consumers,
this site received a top rating from the Tuft's Nutrition Navigator.
A great deal of information on nutrition, vitamins, and minerals
is made available in a user-friendly format.
Meals For You
URL: http://www.mealsforyou.com
This interactive recipe site allows the user
to search for nutritional recipes by nutrient heading. For example,
a search for Vitamin A brings up several pages of results, arranged
by vitamin content. Results can also be sorted alphabetically
and by preparation time.
Tufts University Nutrition Navigator
URL: http://www.navigator.tufts.edu
The mission of the Tufts Nutrition Navigator
is "to help Internet users quickly find reliable nutrition information,"
and this is an excellent site at which to begin online research.
This site provides collections of nutrition links with very helpful
evaluative reviews rating sites for accuracy, currency, balance,
and ease of navigation.
Compiled by Alison Kelly
January 2000 |