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Clinical Correlates in Nutritional Disease -- 1. Fetal Growth -- 2. Postnatal Growth -- 3. References -- Clinical Significance of Riboflavin Deficiency -- 1. Structure and Chemical-Physical Properties -- 2. Metabolism and Functions -- 3. Requirements -- 4. Assessment of Riboflavin Status -- 5. Occurrence of Riboflavin Deficiency -- 6. Causes of Deficiency -- 7. Effects of Riboflavin Deficiency -- 8. References -- Role of Vitamin C in Health and Disease -- 1. Synthesis -- 2. Catabolism -- 3. Physiology -- 4. Recommended Daily Allowances -- 5. Toxic Effects of Large Vitamin C Intake -- 6. Vitamin C Deficiency -- 7. Methods of Assessing Vitamin C Adequacy -- 8. References -- Vitamin A and Retinol Binding Protein Alterations in Disease -- 1. Vitamin A Chemistry, Metabolism and function -- 2. Retinol Binding Proteins -- 3. Vitamin A and Retinol Binding Proteins in Cancer -- 4. References -- Vitamin D - Its Excessive Use in the U.S.A. -- 1. History of Development of Knowledge of Vitamin D Requirements -- 2. Vitamin D Concentration in Foods -- 3. Absorption, Turnover and Storage of Vitamin D -- 4. Toxicity of Excess Vitamin D -- 5. References -- The Clinical Implications of Lipid Antioxidant Nutrition -- 1. Background -- 2. Vitamin E as a Free Radical Trap -- 3. Vitamin E Deficiency and Anemias -- 4. Vitamin E Insufficiency in the Adult -- 5. Relationship of Vitamin E Dietary Levels to Vitamin E Concentration -- 6. Forms of Vitamin E and Their Biologic Activity -- 7. The Measurement of Serum Vitamin E Concentrations -- 8. Liver Necrosis, Vitamin E and Selenium Deficiencies -- 9. References -- Vitamin B12 and Folic Acid: Clinical and Pathophysiological Considerations -- 1. Historical Aspects -- 2. Characteristics of Megaloblastic Anemias -- 3. Vitamin B12 Deficiency -- 4. Folic Acid Deficiency -- 5. Inborn Errors of Metabolism Resulting in Megaloblastic Anemia and Megaloblastic Anemia in Children -- 6. References -- Trace Metals in Health and Disease -- 1. Chromium -- 2. Cobalt -- 3. Copper -- 4. Fluorine -- 5. Iodine -- 6. Iron -- 7. Manganese -- 8. Molybdenum -- 9. Nickel -- 10. Silicon -- 11. Selenium -- 12. Tin -- 13. Vanadium -- 14. Zinc -- 15. References -- Role of Specific Nutritional Components on Plasma Lipids, Lipoproteins and Coronary Heart Disease -- 1. Coronary Heart Disease -- 2. Effects of Specific Nutritional Substances on Serum Lipid Concentrations -- 3. Nutritional Modification for the Prevention and Treatment of Hyperlipidemia and Dyslipoproteinemia -- 4. Role of the Physician, Clinical Biochemist, and Dietician in Dietary Management -- 5. References -- Dietary Management of Hyperlipidemia: the Prudent Polyunsaturated Fat Diet -- 1. Rationale of the Diet Parameters -- 2. Development of the Therapeutic Diet -- 3. Practical Considerations -- 4. Modifications of the Prudent Polyunsaturated Fat Diet -- 5. Patient Adherence -- 6. Summary and Sample Menus -- 7. References -- Effects of Hypoproteinemia on Serum Lipoprotein Composition of Dogs and Rats -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Methods -- 3. Results -- 4. Discussion -- 5. References -- Dietary Fiber and Disease -- 1. Atherosclerosis -- 2. Colon Carcinogenesis -- 3. Diabetes Mellitus -- 4. References -- Some Manifestations of Malabsorption in Disease -- 1. Review of Assimilation of Nutrients -- 2. Abnormalities Associated with Malabsorption -- 3. Activity of Intestinal Microflora -- 4. References -- Amino Acids in Health and Disease -- 1. Protein Requirements -- 2. Factors Affecting Plasma Amino Acid Concentrations -- 3. References -- Aminograms in Various Types of Liver Disease -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Materials -- 3. Methods -- 4. Results -- 5. Discussion -- 6. References -- The Role of Erythrocyte Amino Acids in Energy Metabolism -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Utilization of Amino Acids by the Liver and Kidney for Gluconeogenesis -- 3. Transport of Amino Acids for Gluconeogenesis -- 4. References -- Contributors.