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Nutritional and physiological significance The Report of the British Nutrition Foundation’s Task Force

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  • © 1995

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Table of contents (22 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Iron Biochemistry

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    Pages 1-2

  3. Iron Absorption

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    Pages 3-12

  4. Dietary Sources and Intakes of Iron

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    Pages 13-16

  5. Mechanisms of Cellular Iron Homeostasis

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    Pages 17-22

  6. Measurement of Iron Status

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    Pages 23-32

  7. Iron as a Pro-Oxidant

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    Pages 33-41

  8. Iron and Anaemia

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    Pages 42-49

  9. Iron Overload and Toxicity

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    Pages 50-53

  10. Effect of Iron on Work Performance and Thermogenesis

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    Pages 54-57

  11. Iron in Infection and Immunity

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    Pages 58-64

  12. Iron and Mental and Motor Behaviour in Childhood

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    Pages 65-78

  13. Iron and Coronary Heart Disease

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    Pages 79-81

  14. Iron and Cancer

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    Pages 82-87

  15. Iron, the Brain and Neurodegeneration

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    Pages 88-92

  16. Iron in Infancy and Childhood

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    Pages 93-105

  17. Iron in Adolescence

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    Pages 106-109

  18. Iron and Women in the Reproductive Years

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    Pages 110-118

  19. Iron Status in Older People

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    Pages 119-123

  20. Iron Status of Vegetarians

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    Pages 124-126
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About this book

Iron is a key element in nutrition. It has a central role in energy metabolism of living cells and iron deficiency anaemia is one of the world's most common nutritional deficiency diseases. The Iron Task Force is a committee of acknowledged experts in the field of iron biochemistry and metabolism. The members were invited by the British Nutrition Foundation to review the current state of knowledge of the nutritional and physiological significance of this most important element. Iron: Nutritional and physiological significance is a thorough review of the subject by experts.

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...an important and up to date nutrition text book which should be available on library book shelves and be available for courses in midwifery at certificate, diploma and degree level.. - Modern Midwife.; This is a well written and presented book, dealingwith basic and nutritional aspects of iron in relaiton to health and disease. Everyone working in the field of iron metabolism and nutrition should read the book. It should be present in every medical library. - British Journal of Haematology; ...this is a very comprehensive reference book on an extremely complex and confusing area. It would be especially useful for anyone involved in research into aspects of iron status and metabolismand for students of nutriton and dietetics. - Paediatic and Perinatal Epidemiology; this is a very comprehensive reference book on an extremely complex and confusing area. It would be especially useful for anyone involved in research into aspects of iron status and metabolism and for students of nutrition and dietics - Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Iron

  • Book Subtitle: Nutritional and physiological significance The Report of the British Nutrition Foundation’s Task Force

  • Authors: The British Nutrition Foundation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0585-9

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1995

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-412-73170-9Published: 31 October 1995

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-4259-8Published: 05 November 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-0585-9Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 186

  • Topics: Public Health, Nutrition, Biochemistry, general

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