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Vitamin Discoveries and Disasters

Author : Frances R. Frankenburg MD
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313354766
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (133 download)

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Download or read book Vitamin Discoveries and Disasters written by Frances R. Frankenburg MD and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2009-07-23 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Vitamin History, the Early Years

Author : Lee McDowell
Publisher : First Edition Design Pub.
ISBN 13 : 1622872525
Total Pages : 197 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (228 download)

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Download or read book Vitamin History, the Early Years written by Lee McDowell and published by First Edition Design Pub.. This book was released on 2013-02-11 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The term ""vitamine"" was first used 101 years ago in 1912. What were later to be known as vitamin-deficiency diseases, such as scurvy, beriberi, night blindness, xeropthalmia, pellagra, pernicious anemia and rickets, had plagued the world since the existence of written records. The book contains 10 chapters and traces each vitamin from an unidentified factor to its discovery and synthesis.

The Discovery of the Vitamins

Author : R. D. Semba
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9783318022889
Total Pages : 90 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (228 download)

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Download or read book The Discovery of the Vitamins written by R. D. Semba and published by . This book was released on 2012-11-26 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This special topic issue of 'Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism' contains contributions discussing the subject in-depth. 'Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism' is a well-respected, international peer-reviewed journal in Nutrition. Special topic issues are included in the subscription.

Vitamania

Author : Rima Dombrow Apple
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780813522784
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (227 download)

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Download or read book Vitamania written by Rima Dombrow Apple and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vitamania tells how and why vitamins have become so important to so many Americans. Rima Apple examines the claims and counterclaims of scientists, manufacturers, retailers, politicians, and consumers from the discovery of vitamins in the early twentieth century to the present. She reveals the complicated interests--scientific, professional, financial--that have propelled the vitamin industry and its would-be regulators. From early advertisements linking motherhood and vitamin D, to Linus Pauling's claims for vitamin C, to recent congressional debates about restricting vitamin products, Apple's insightful history shows the ambivalence of Americans toward the authority of science. She also documents how consumers have insisted on their right to make their own decisions about their health and their vitamins.

Vitamins -- One of the Most Important Discoveries of the Century

Author : BASF Corporation
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 139 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (533 download)

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Download or read book Vitamins -- One of the Most Important Discoveries of the Century written by BASF Corporation and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Vitamania

Author : Catherine Price
Publisher : Penguin Books
ISBN 13 : 0143108158
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (431 download)

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Download or read book Vitamania written by Catherine Price and published by Penguin Books. This book was released on 2016-04-12 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Vitamania, award-winning journalist Catherine Price takes readers on a lively journey through the past, present and future of the mysterious micronutrients known as human vitamins -- an adventure that includes poison squads and political maneuvering, irradiated sheep grease and smuggled rats. Part history, part science, part personal exploration, Price's witty and engaging book reveals how vitamins have profoundly shaped our attitudes toward eating, and investigates the emerging science of how what we eat might affect our offspring for generations to come.--AMAZON.

Guide to Reference in Medicine and Health

Author : Denise Beaubien Bennett
Publisher : American Library Association
ISBN 13 : 0838919839
Total Pages : 488 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (389 download)

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Download or read book Guide to Reference in Medicine and Health written by Denise Beaubien Bennett and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2014-04-26 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawn from the extensive database of Guide to Reference, this up-to-date resource provides an annotated list of print and electronic biomedical and health-related reference sources, including internet resources and digital image collections.

The SAGE Encyclopedia of Food Issues

Author : Ken Albala
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 1483346293
Total Pages : 1635 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (833 download)

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Download or read book The SAGE Encyclopedia of Food Issues written by Ken Albala and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2015-03-27 with total page 1635 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Food Issues explores the topic of food across multiple disciplines within the social sciences and related areas including business, consumerism, marketing, and environmentalism. In contrast to the existing reference works on the topic of food that tend to fall into the categories of cultural perspectives, this carefully balanced academic encyclopedia focuses on social and policy aspects of food production, safety, regulation, labeling, marketing, distribution, and consumption. A sampling of general topic areas covered includes Agriculture, Labor, Food Processing, Marketing and Advertising, Trade and Distribution, Retail and Shopping, Consumption, Food Ideologies, Food in Popular Media, Food Safety, Environment, Health, Government Policy, and Hunger and Poverty. This encyclopedia introduces students to the fascinating, and at times contentious, and ever-so-vital field involving food issues. Key Features: Contains approximately 500 signed entries concluding with cross-references and suggestions for further readings Organized A-to-Z with a thematic “Reader’s Guide” in the front matter grouping related entries by general topic area Provides a Resource Guide and a detailed and comprehensive Index along with robust search-and-browse functionality in the electronic edition This three-volume reference work will serve as a general, non-technical resource for students and researchers who seek to better understand the topic of food and the issues surrounding it.

The Lost Art of Feeding Kids

Author : Jeannie Marshall
Publisher : Beacon Press
ISBN 13 : 0807061174
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book The Lost Art of Feeding Kids written by Jeannie Marshall and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 2015-05-05 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lively story of raising a child to enjoy real food in a processed world, and the importance of maintaining healthy food cultures Why is it so easy to find sugary cereals and dinosaur-shaped chicken nuggets in a grocery store, but so hard to shop for nutritious, simple food for our children? If you’ve ever wondered this, you’re not alone. But it might surprise you to learn that this isn’t just an American problem. Packaged snacks and junk foods are displacing natural, home-cooked meals throughout the world—even in Italy, a place we tend to associate with a healthy Mediterranean diet. Italian children traditionally sat at the table with the adults and ate everything from anchovies to artichokes. Parents passed a love of seasonal, regional foods down to their children, and this generational appreciation of good food turned Italy into the world culinary capital we’ve come to know today. When Jeannie Marshall moved from Canada to Rome, she found the healthy food culture she expected. However, she was also amazed to find processed foods aggressively advertised and junk food on every corner. While determined to raise her son on a traditional Italian diet, Marshall sets out to discover how even a food tradition as entrenched as Italy’s can be greatly eroded or even lost in a single generation. She takes readers on a journey through the processed-food and marketing industries that are re-manufacturing our children’s diets, while also celebrating the pleasures of real food as she walks us through Roman street markets, gathering local ingredients from farmers and butchers. At once an exploration of the US food industry’s global reach and a story of finding the best way to feed her child, The Lost Art of Feeding Kids examines not only the role that big food companies play in forming children’s tastes, and the impact that has on their health, but also how parents and communities can push back to create a culture that puts our kids’ health and happiness ahead of the interests of the food industry.

The Miracle of Vitamins

Author : Doris Faber
Publisher : Putnam Publishing Group
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book The Miracle of Vitamins written by Doris Faber and published by Putnam Publishing Group. This book was released on 1964 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Nutrition and Mental Performance

Author : Leigh Riby
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1137006897
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (37 download)

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Download or read book Nutrition and Mental Performance written by Leigh Riby and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-09-16 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ideal for psychology, food science and nutrition students at a variety of levels, this text provides a unique lifespan perspective to guide students through nutrition and cognitive performance. With contributions from leading academics and professionals, it is an accessible and comprehensive guide to the connection between psychology and nutrition.

True History of Vitamins

Author : Bela Kleiner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780578200545
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book True History of Vitamins written by Bela Kleiner and published by . This book was released on 2018-03-06 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book "True history of Vitamins" deals with two subject matters: (1) it describes the true history of vitamins; the beginning, the inception, the idea what the Russian physician N. Lunin came up with as he had observed things happening with the mouse in his research laboratory, through the research an the recognition of the needs of micronutrients to sustain life, discovery the existence of vitamins in nutriants, and then use vitamins (the micronutrients) as medicine to cure fatal diseases as scorbut, beriberi, pellegra, pernicious anemia; (2)describes new laboratory chemical processes and calculations to analyze and calculate the content of vitamin C in natural sources.

The Chemical Century

Author : Richard J. Sundberg
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1315342030
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (153 download)

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Download or read book The Chemical Century written by Richard J. Sundberg and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-03-31 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating new volume provides a comprehensive yet concise overview of the chemical aspects of some of the major innovations and changes that occurred during the 20th century, relating chemical structures and properties to real-life applications. Developed for a course taught by the author for several years at UVA, the author covers the important and consequential developments in chemistry and explains their everyday, real-life applications. These include such topics as consumer products, fossil fuel use, polymers, agriculture, food production, nutrition, explosives, and drugs. The section Molecular Biology and Its Applications includes examples of the application of biotechnology and genetic engineering.

Fitness for Geeks

Author : Bruce Perry
Publisher : "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
ISBN 13 : 1449399894
Total Pages : 335 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (493 download)

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Download or read book Fitness for Geeks written by Bruce Perry and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2012-04-24 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This educational and highly useful book shows the hacker, geek, and maker communities how to bring science into their health and exercise routine to build a healthy lifestyle.

Human Medical Experimentation

Author : Frances R. Frankenburg MD
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1610698983
Total Pages : 343 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Human Medical Experimentation written by Frances R. Frankenburg MD and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2017-01-16 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intended for students and general readers alike, this encyclopedia covers the history of human medical experimentation, for better and worse, from the time of Hippocrates to the present. Thanks to medical experiments performed on human subjects, we now have vaccines against smallpox, rabies, and polio. Yet the advances that saved lives too often involved the exploitation of vulnerable populations. Covering the history of human medical experimentation from the time of Hippocrates to today, this work will introduce readers to the topic through a mixture of essays and ready-reference materials. The book covers the experiments themselves; the people, companies, and government agencies that carried them out; the relevant medical and sociopolitical background; and the legislation and other protective measures that arose as a result. The encyclopedia is divided chronologically into 6 periods: pre-19th century, the 19th century, the pre-World War II 20th century, the World War II era, the Cold War era, and the post-Cold War period to recent times. Each period begins with an introductory essay and ends with a bibliography. Alphabetically arranged entries in each section cover pertinent people, experiments, and topics. The volume is enriched throughout with a wealth of primary sources, such as physicians' descriptions of their experiments. Medical experiments are not just a thing of the past, and readers will also learn about questions and debates related to contemporary efforts to advance medical science.

Food and Famine in the 21st Century [2 volumes]

Author : William A. Dando
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 892 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Food and Famine in the 21st Century [2 volumes] written by William A. Dando and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2012-02-13 with total page 892 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive two-volume encyclopedia examines specific famines throughout history and contains entries on key topics related to food production, security and policies, and famine, giving readers an in-depth look at food crises and their causes, responses to them, and outcomes. Famines have claimed more lives across human history than all the wars ever fought. This two-volume set represents the most comprehensive study of food and famine currently available, providing the broadest analysis of hunger and famine causes as well as a detailed examination of the ramifications of cultural and natural hazards upon famine. Volume one focuses upon 50 topics and issues relating to the creation of hunger and famines in the world from 4000 BCE to 2100, including an overview of how agriculture has evolved from primitive hunting and gathering that supported limited numbers of people to a worldwide system that now feeds over seven billion people. Volume two, entitled Classic Famines, begins with famines of the past, from 4000 BCE to 2100 CE, includes ten classic famine case studies, and concludes with predictions of famines we could see in the 21st century and beyond.

Vitamin C

Author : Stephen M. Sagar
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1633888274
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (338 download)

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Download or read book Vitamin C written by Stephen M. Sagar and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2022-08-15 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vitamin C: A 500-Year Scientific Biography from Scurvy to Pseudoscience is the compelling story of the history and science behind vitamin C. Vitamin C begins with scurvy, which afflicted Europe for four hundred years and killed millions. The reasons that a disease whose cure was known from the outset persisted over that time are at once baffling and familiar, and these trials eventually lead to invention of the science of epidemiology. Author Stephen M. Sagar MD then chronicles the discovery of vitamins at the beginning of the twentieth century, a story that encapsulates the rise of a scientific approach to nutrition but with surprising twists and turns. As vitamin science became more acquainted with the mainstream, scientist Linus Pauling reached new heights of fame and influence by popularizing the practice of taking megadoses of vitamin C to prevent colds – a claim that was not necessarily backed by data. This kickstarted the growth of the $40 billion vitamin and supplement industry, which has since prospered all while ignoring science. This unique and engrossing narrative reveals how medical science functions in the real world and how it has changed over the centuries. Featuring swashbuckling sailors, arctic explorers, penny-pinching bureaucrats, academicians with clashing egos, and intrepid scientists working in malaria-infested jungle laboratories, the story of C is in many ways the story of how science gets done (and undone). From the trial and error of early explorers to the scientific breakthroughs made by biochemists and the birth of the modern supplement industry, this revelatory book tells the story of how cherished beliefs, self-interest, and politics often intertwine with scientific progress.