1st Edition

Mineral Components in Foods

Edited By Piotr Szefer, Jerome O. Nriagu Copyright 2007
480 Pages
by CRC Press

480 Pages
by CRC Press

480 Pages
by CRC Press

Recent studies have raised concerns about the health effects of dietary exposure to trace elements. An estimated 40 percent of the world's population suffers from developmental and metabolic functional disorders due to trace element deficiencies. Conversely, there is an established link between excess intake of mineral components and diseases of the endocrine, kidney, liver, cardiovascular, and... Read more
Mineral Components in Food - Analytical Implications, Speciation of Mineral Components in Food-Analytical Implications, Criteria of Evaluation of Food Elements Analysis Data, Chemometric Techniques in Analytical Evaluation of Food Quality, Functional Role of Some Minerals in Foods, Mineral Components in Foods of Animal Origin and in Honey, Mineral Components in Food Crops, Beverages, Luxury Food, Spices, and Dietary Food, Elemental Content of Wines, Heavy Metals in Food from Packaging, Pollutants in Food - Metals and Metalloids, Pollutants in Food - Radionuclides, Assessment of Exposure to Chemical Pollutants in Food and Water, Metal Contamination of Dietary Supplements

Biography

Szefer, Piotr; Nriagu, Jerome O.