FAQs All about Caratenoids

By Jack Challem

This series of compact volumes answers the FAQs (frequently asked questions) about the major nutritional supplements making headlines today. How these compounds aid in cancer prevention is just one of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0895299364
• ISBN13: 9780895299369
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Avery Publishing Group
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 4.0" x 6.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 12 and higher

Customer Reviews

Mom was right! Eat your veggies!

Can certain nutrients protect you against cancer, and also provide benefits to your immune system, your eyesight and your heart health? Yes, Mom was right, you need to eat your veggies, because they contain carotenoids. And if you can't eat enough veggies and fruites, you can take them as supplements.This book has typical questions about beta carotene, lutein, and lycopene, the last being the substance found in tomatoes, providing you with everything you need to know to make good health choices in your diet and of the supplements you choose to take. This book is short enough to use as a quick reference, for yourself, your family or your patients if you are a health provider.