THE VITAMINS. [First Edn.]

by Sherman, H.C.; & Smith, S.L

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NY:: Chemical Catalog Co.,, 1922. Hardcover; Hamilton College (NY) bookplate; no card pocket or spine marks/label; spine ends + cover tips lightly worn; otherwise good.. + bibliography + author & subject indexes. With several in-text b&w charts + 4 full-page b&w photos. In 1913 Casimir Funk gave the name `vitamine' (sic) to unknown food elements that remedied beriberi, pellagra, scurvy, & polyneuritis. ||| Here, food chemists Sherman & Smith summarize research in vitamins A, B, C, and their relation to raw vs. processed foods, based on about 1,000-title bibliography. ||| Historic introduction to Vitamin Theory; Vitamin B; Vitamin C; Vitamin A; Summary of nutritive requirements, Grouping food materials according to nutritional characteristics, Relative richness of different foods in each of the vitamins, Place of each type of food in the diet.