The Encyclopedia of Vitamins, Minerals, and Supplements (2nd edition)

A growing trend among health consumers is the use of vitamins, minerals, and supplements to contribute to overall health. This trend is fuelled not only by a $6 billion a year supplement market, but also by an explosion of available nutrition information, ranging from the work of popular health authors to the internet. The use of supplements, however, is fraught with a vast array of confusing and ever‐changing information. New research is continually updating currently held medical opinions about the use of nutrition and nutritional supplements. Studies can be controversial or contradictory, and often the conclusions themselves are difficult to...