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245 0 4 _aThe Vitamin A Story
_bLifting the Shadow of Death /
_cR. D. Semba.
020 _a9783318021899
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520 _aThis 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.
588 0 _aDescription based on print version record.
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650 7 _aHealth & Fitness / Diet & Nutrition
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