10/04/2017
A few decades ago, many people were stuck in because their nutrient related dementia was mistaken for mental disorders. However, a few years after it was discovered that it was simply a deficiency in .
Did you know that a severe niacin (vitamin B3) deficiency results in what we call the 4 D's – , , , and ?
We take our current food availability and benefits of great nutrition for granted too often, in my opinion.
It is true that in modern society we seldom see very severe and outright nutrient deficiencies. Our current dilemma is dealing with long-term, chronic insufficiencies that often reduce the quality of life and may lead to both known and unknown consequences. But, understanding the history of vitamins shows just how powerful and important these micronutrients are to life, but also illustrate some very interesting and complex science and detective work.
This is a short, but very interesting compilation of the history of the most common nutrient deficiencies and how the vitamins were discovered. Pellagra, the deficiency of vitamin B3 or niacin, is found about half way down the page.
If you take the time to read the page, I promise you will learn something new and interesting.
http://www.blatner.com/adam/consctransf/historyofmedicine/5-deficiencydiseases/5-deficdis.html
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