Micronutrients and Health Molecular Biological Mechanisms

This book contains papers presented at a workshop on micronutrients and health held in 2000. The workshop brought together a select number of experts with a special interest in micronutrients, molecular mechanisms, and the effects of oxidants and antioxidants on health. Research in these areas is experiencing unprecedented interest throughout the world in the fields of nutrition, biochemistry, molecular biology, medicine, agriculture, public health, and biotechnology, with important implications for human health and life style.