The Vitamin A Story : Lifting the Shadow of Death / R. D. Semba.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Semba, R. D., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 pages)

Other Title:

Knowledge Unlatched.

Place of Publication:

Basel, Switzerland : Karger, 2012.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This book shows how vitamin A deficiency â€" before the vitamin was known to scientists â€" affected millions of people throughout history. It is a story of sailors and soldiers, penniless mothers, orphaned infants, and young children left susceptible to blindness and fatal infections. We also glimpse the fortunate ones who, with ample vitamin A-rich food, escaped this elusive stalker. Why were people going blind and dying? To unravel this puzzle, scientists around the world competed over the course of a century. Their persistent efforts led to the identification of vitamin A and its essential role in health. As a primary focus of today's international public health efforts, vitamin A has saved hundreds of thousands of lives. But, we discover, they could save many more were it not for obstacles erected by political and ideological zealots who lack a historical perspective of the problem.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

KU Select 2018: STEM Backlist Books

BiblioBoard internal publisher id: 103006

ISBN:

9783318021899

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access