Listing of current nutritional terms and definitions intended for the nonscientist. Definitions are explanatory and vary in length. Cross references.

Part 2 of 'Profiles of the Nutrients' by Richard Rydon covers the Minerals and Trace Elements required by the human body. The topics considered include the six major Minerals and eighteen Trace Elements. In all, the series comprises three books. The first part deals with Carbohydrates, Lipids and Proteins. And the third part deals with Water-Soluble and Fat-Soluble Vitamins.

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First multi-year cumulation covers six years: 1965-70.

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English-language reference sources on human nutrition, dietetics, food science and technology, and related subjects, e.g., food service. Materials older than 10 years and works on animal nutrition are included only if useful in the area of human nutrition. Contains 936 references. Author/title, subject indexes.