Vitamin concept

The vitamin concept arose from the recognition that trace organic compounds in the diet are essential to life and can prevent diseases like scurvy and rickets. This idea significantly advanced the understanding of dietary needs and health.
 Frederick Gowland Hopkins England 1906 Vitamin concept

The vitamin concept arose from the recognition that trace organic compounds in the diet are essential to life and can prevent diseases like scurvy and rickets. This idea significantly advanced the understanding of dietary needs and health.