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Springer Iron Nutritional and physiological significance The Report of the British Nutrition Foundations Task Force 1st Editon 2012 Softbound by The British Nutrition Foundation
Iron is a key element in nutrition. It has a central role in energy metabolism of living cells and iron deficiency anaemia is one of the world's most common nutritional deficiency diseases. The Iron Task Force is a committee of acknowledged experts in the field of iron biochemistry and metabolism. The members were invited by the British Nutrition Foundation to review the current state of knowledge of the nutritional and physiological significance of this most important element. Iron: Nutritional and physiological significance is a thorough review of the subject by experts. 1 Iron biochemistry.- 2 Iron absorption.- 3 Dietary sources and intakes of iron.- 4 Mechanisms of cellular iron homeostasis.- 5 Measurement of iron status.- 6 Iron as a pro-oxidant.- 7 Iron and anaemia.- 8 Iron overload and toxicity.- 9 Effect of iron on work performance and thermogenesis.- 10 Iron in infection and immunity.- 11 Iron and mental and motor behaviour in childhood.- 12 Iron and coronary heart disease.- 13 Iron and cancer.- 14 Iron, the brain and neurodegeneration.- 15 Iron in infancy and childhood.- 16 Iron in adolescence.- 17 Iron and women in the reproductive years.- 18 Iron status in older people.- 19 Iron status of vegetarians.- 20 Public health considerations.- 21 Conclusions and suggestions for future progress.- 22 General conclusions and recommendations.- References.