The History Of Vitamins
Posted on April 30, 2009 by Mitch
It may seem that the significance of vitamins to nutrition health has been known for a significant amount of time. However, it wasn t until the 15th century that scientists began to realize that nutrients found in various foods could improve health. The classic realization is the one of sailors who suffered from scurvy and improved their condition by eating citrus fruits. To discover the exact benefits a particular food would provide, scientists simulated conditions of nutrient deficiency using animals. These experiments were carried out by feeding the animals one specific type of food for an extended period of time. In all cases the animals health declined; some became seriously ill and some died. For those that became ill, the scientists fed them various nutrients until their health improved. In the early 1900s, British chemist and...