Featuring information from the latest scientific research, this book helps readers sort fact from fiction when it comes to taking vitamins and supplements.

Presents information on vitamins, minerals, and dietary supplements in a dictionary format, with over 900 entries.

"Recent scientific research has shown that nutraceuticals - which include everything from supplements and herbs to vitamins and healing foods - offer an effecti

Encyclopedia of Dietary Supplements presents peer-reviewed, objective entries that rigorously examine the most significant scientific research on basic chemical