Vitamin Discoveries and Disasters: History, Science, and Controversies by Frances R. Frankenburg

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  • ISBN 10 0313354766
  • ISBN 13 9780313354762
  • Published Jan 01 2009
  • Format eBook
  • Page Count 143
  • Language English
  • Countries United States
  • Publisher ABC-CLIO

Publishers Text

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 discover.

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