Preface
Mysterious Diseases Caused by Lack of Vitamins
Great Findings Arise from Raising Chickens
Vitamin C and B were Discovered
Vitamin B2--- the Second Water Soluble B Nutrient
Corn Pellagra and Niacin a Member of Vitamin B Complex
Search for Treatment of Pernicious Anemia
Sunshine Vitamin D and Rickets
Night Blindness and Vitamin A
Bringing Forth Offspring Vitamin E
Blood Clotting and Vitamin K
Take Care of Your Vitamin Intake
In 1929, a Danish scientist found that chicks fed diets lacking a particular dietary factor may cause bleeding; blood was slow to form the clots. The missing factor was named vitamin K, which comes from the Danish word koagulation, meaning, “blood clotting”.