FAQs All about Vitamins (Freqently Asked Questions) [Mass Market Paperback]

Jack Challem (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 1998 | Series: Freqently Asked Questions

How does each of these essential nutrients affect our health? This indispensable new addition to the series that answers this and other frequently asked questions - FAQs - about nutritional supplements.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Avery (September 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0895298759
• ISBN-13: 978-0895298751
• Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 3.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,301,682 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Jack Challem is one of America's most trusted nutrition and health writers and a member of the American Society for Nutrition. Based in Tucson, Arizona, he is the bestselling author of more than 20 books, including No More Fatigue, Stop Prediabetes Now, The Food-Mood Solution, Feed Your Genes Right, The Inflammation Syndrome, and Syndrome X. Jack is a columnist for Alternative & Complementary Therapies and his scientific articles have also appeared in Free Radical Biology & Medicine, Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine, and Medical Hypotheses. His consumer articles have been published in Body & Soul, Natural Health, Better Nutrition, and many other magazines. Free, downloadable excerpts from his books, and sample issues of his newsletter are available at www.nutritionreporter.com.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Small but potent..., February 19, 2001

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This review is from: FAQs All about Vitamins (Freqently Asked Questions) (Mass Market Paperback)

This is another in the FAQ series on health by noted reporter Jack Challem.

Though a short book, it has nine chapters about individual vitamins such as A, C, D, E, and K, and the B vitamins, carotenoids, vitamin-like nutrients, a glossary, and a suggested reading and resource section. It answers typical questions such as why RDA's (recommended daily allowances) may not be sufficient.

Many people spend hundreds of dollars a year on nutritional supplements. This book is less than the price of one bottle of multi-vitamins and minerals and helps you be more informed. Also a good size and price to buy for your doctor's office.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars All About Vitamins, December 5, 2002

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This review is from: FAQs All about Vitamins (Freqently Asked Questions) (Mass Market Paperback)

I find the book helpful especially with the question and answer format with answers appropriate to the response (e.g. "yes", "maybe", "possibly", etc.). When I read 'a genetic defect occurred millions of years ago in our evolutionary ancestors...", however, it made me doubt other information he's given. Evolution is a only theory. So, when the writer states something as a fact, I'd prefer him to stick to the facts. Otherwise, it makes me doubt his objectivity overall. All things considered, though, I'm enthused by the book.