Providing information on the quantitative recommendations for nutrient intakes for healthy people of every age group, this volume covers vitamin C, vitamin E, selenium, and carotenoids. It presents what is known about how each nutrient functions in the human body, the methods for determining its requirements, factors affecting its performance, and any relationships to chronic disease of developmental abnormalities. Recommendations are based on an analysis of nutrient metabolism in humans and on data from studies of American and Canadian populations. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)