Vitamin Discoveries and Disasters: History, Science, and Controversies (The Praeger Series on Contemporary Health and Living)
• Looks at the groundbreaking work in nutrition science that paved the way for the discovery of vitamins• Brings to light a number of lesser known scientists who made crucial discoveries about vitamins and the diseases they fight• Explores in authoritative, but accessible terms, what each specific vitamin is, how it works, and the consequences of its deficiency• Simple glossary explanations are provided for many scientific and medical terms used in this book• Appendices in the book describe some features of the vitamins in more detail"Each chapter focuses on a specific vitamin, describing the researchers, the research, and the historic and scientific contexts for its discovery, and chronicling the ongoing conflict between physicians who saw illness as caused by organisms and those who saw illness as a result of dietary deficiency. The book is illustrated with B&W; historical photosand art. For those interested in components of nutrition as well as the history of the field, appendices describe some features of the vitamins in more detail. Simple glossary definitions are provided for many scientific and medical terms."-SciTech Book News"This well-researched, well-written, and highly informative volume is an excellent reference for both health professionals and the general public. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-level undergraduates and above; general readers."-Choice"…entertaining, easy to read, and written at a level understandable by the educated layperson….most individuals interested in the early history of vitamin nutrition will find the book to be interesting, informative, and educational."-JAMA