Calcium

Calcium's importance in health and disease is clear when listing its multiple roles in the body, which include building strong bones and teeth, clotting blood, muscle function, hormonal regulation and maintaining a normal heartbeat. This book will examine these roles and will also cover areas such as chemical analysis, influence of Vitamin D, hypercalcemia and nutritional aspects. This edited volume will pool knowledge across scientific disciplines in a way that increases its applicability to a wide range of audiences and fills the gap identified in providing comprehensive synopses of food substances. Chemists, analytical scientists, forensic scientists, food scientists, as well as course lecturers and university librarians, all may benefit from this title.