The Vitamins,

Edition 7 Fundamental Aspects in Nutrition and Health

Editors: By Gerald F. Combs Jr., M.Sc, PhD and James P. McClung

Publication Date: 01 Nov 2026

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The Vitamins: Fundamental Aspects in Nutrition and Health, Seventh Edition presents both overviews and in-depth discussions of the sources, chemistry, metabolism, and functions of these essential nutrients in physiology and health. Further building upon previous editions of this widely used reference text, readers will gain updated information on the inclusion and interpretation of recent clinical research findings relevant to all vitamins, particularly Vitamins A, D, E, K, C, thiamin, folate and Vitamin B12. The latest information on nutritional deficiencies and ecological approaches to dealing with them along with a section on vitamin-drug interactions is also included.

Readers will also find a revised table of signs of vitamin deficiencies in humans and animals, updated information on the roles of the gut microbiome in vitamin synthesis and metabolism, increased focus on vitamins as nutritional supplements, increased focus on vitamin stabilities in foods, including processing and cooking losses and a decision tree addressing the question: “Could I benefit from a vitamin supplement?.” At the end of each chapter, case studies, a quiz, and recommended reading list are included.

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Presents complete information about vitamins in a format useful as both a teaching text and desk reference
Includes updated coverage of vitamin-related topics not typically found in general nutrition texts, including increased focus on vitamin stabilities in foods and processing and cooking losses
Highlights added expressions of food vitamin contents on per serving bases in chapter tables of food sources and updated vitamin labeling per FDA regulations
Provides updated information on the roles of the gut microbiome in vitamin synthesis and metabolism
Contains enhanced appendices of key reference information, including a new Key Vitamin Information Table and updated questions to examine vitamin knowledge

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By Gerald F. Combs Jr., M.Sc, PhD, Professor, Nutrition Emeritus, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA and James P. McClung, Nutritional biochemist, Westborough, Massachusetts, USA

A. Perspectives on the Vitamins in Nutrition
1. What is a vitamin?
2. Discovery of the vitamins
3. Properties of Vitamins
4. Vitamin deficiency

B. Considering the Individual Vitamins
5. Vitamin A
6. Vitamin D
7. Vitamin E
8. Vitamin K
9. Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)
10. Thiamin (Vitamin B{sub|1})
11. Riboflavin
12. Niacin (vitamin B{sub|3})
13. Pyridoxine (Vitamin B{sub|6})
14. Biotin
15. Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B{sub|5})
16. Folate
17. Vitamin B12
18. Vitamin-Like Nutrients

C. Using Current Knowledge of the Vitamins
19. Sources of the vitamins
20. Assessing vitamin status
21. Vitamin needs
22. Vitamin safety

Appendices
A. Current and Obsolete Designations of Vitamins and Vitamin-Like Factors
B. Original Reports Used for Case Studies
C. A Core of Current Vitamin Literature
D. Vitamin Contents of Foods
E. Vitamin Contents of Feedstuffs
F. 20 Questions to Examine Vitamin Knowledge

The Vitamins,

Editors: By Gerald F. Combs Jr., M.Sc, PhD and James P. McClung

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