In 1911 Casimir Funk coined the name Vitamine to describe the substance
which he believed curative of an oriental disease known as beri-beri. This
disease is common in Japan, the Philippines and other lands where the diet
consists mainly of rice, and while the disease itself was well known its cause and cure had baffled the medical men for many years.
which he believed curative of an oriental disease known as beri-beri. This
disease is common in Japan, the Philippines and other lands where the diet
consists mainly of rice, and while the disease itself was well known its cause and cure had baffled the medical men for many years.
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