Pernicious anemia

A liver diet was found to be an effective treatment for a deadly type of anemia called pernicious anemia. Asimov writes "It wasn't pleasant, eating quantities of liver for indefinite periods, but it delayed death."
 George Richards Minot United States 1926 Pernicious anemia

A liver diet was found to be an effective treatment for a deadly type of anemia called pernicious anemia. Asimov writes "It wasn't pleasant, eating quantities of liver for indefinite periods, but it delayed death."