Nonvitamin and Nonmineral Nutritional Supplements

Nonvitamin and Nonmineral Nutritional Supplements compiles comprehensive information and recent findings on supplements found in today’s market. The book focuses on non-essential nutrients, animal extracts, yeast and fungi extracts, and plant and algae extracts used as supplements.

Nonvitamin and Nonmineral Nutritional Supplements provides insight into the impact of the dietary supplementation on human health, providing the reader with an understanding of the positive and negative aspects of each supplement.

Provides reliable information on available supplements to inform nutritional practicesPresents each supplement’s sources, availability, health benefits, drawbacks, and possible interactions with other supplements, food, or drugsServes as a guide to non-essential nutrients, plant and algae extracts, animal extracts, including bee products and shark cartilage, as well as supplements from yeast and fungi

1. History, definition, overview and legislation of dietary supplements 2. Non-essential nutrients 3. Plant and algae extracts 4. Animal extracts 5. From yeast and fungi 6. Future trends of food supplements