The present volume is one of a series concerned with topics considered to be of growing interest to those whose ultimate aim is the understanding of the nutriti

"This comprehensive book provides a state of the art overview of the role of zinc as an essential trace element in human diet and its effect on human health."--

This volume is the newest release in the authoritative series issued by the National Academy of Sciences on dietary reference intakes (DRIs). This series provid

Chapters in this book review the remarkable advances in the field of zinc biology over the last decade. Zinc is essential for life, in particular for growth and

Diet and Health examines the many complex issues concerning diet and its role in increasing or decreasing the risk of chronic disease. It proposes dietary recom