The Complete Idiot's Guide to Vitamins and Minerals
- ISBN-10
- 1592576095
- ISBN-13
- 9781592576098
- Category
- Health & Fitness
- Pages
- 422
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Authors
- Alan H. Pressman, Sheila Buff
Description
Updated to incorporate the latest nutritional and scientific research, a helpful manual offers techniques for assessing one's supplement requirements; explores the functions, benefits, and risks of each essential vitamin, mineral, and other supplements; and dispels myths about false cures and remedies. Original.
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