Vitamin Discoveries and Disasters - History, Science, and Controversies (Hardcover, New)

A new work on the history of vitamins and the brilliant men and women who discovered the existence and nature of these small molecules so vital to our health. Vitamin Discoveries and Disasters: History, Science, and Controversies describes the emergence of nutritional science and its contributions to our understanding of how the body functions. It is an absorbing look at the men and women, many little known in their lifetimes, whose medical detective work helped us conquer a number of devastating health conditions, including some forms of mental illness. Each chapter of Vitamin Discoveries and Disasters focuses on a specific vitamin, describing the researchers, the research, and the historic and scientific contexts for its discovery. Together, these chapters chart the ongoing conflict between physicians who saw illness as caused by organisms and those who saw illness as a result of dietary deficiency. A concluding chapter shows how our stronger grasp of the effects of vitamin deficiencies on large populations can be used to the utmost benefit of society.

General

Imprint:	Praeger Publishers Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	The Praeger Series on Contemporary Health and Living
Release date:	July 2009
First published:	July 2009
Authors:	Frances R. Frankenburg MD
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	160
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-313-35475-5
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Pre-clinical medicine: basic sciences > Physiology > Metabolism
LSN:	0-313-35475-8
Barcode:	9780313354755

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