Beriberi, white rice, and vitamin B : a disease, a cause, and a cure / Kenneth J. Carpenter.
In this comprehensive account of the history and treatment of beriberi, Kenneth Carpenter traces the decades of medical and chemical research that solved the puzzle posed by this mysterious disease. Caused by the lack of a minute quantity of the chemical thiamin, or vitamin B1 in the diet, beriberi...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | In this comprehensive account of the history and treatment of beriberi, Kenneth Carpenter traces the decades of medical and chemical research that solved the puzzle posed by this mysterious disease. Caused by the lack of a minute quantity of the chemical thiamin, or vitamin B1 in the diet, beriberi is characterized by weakness and loss of feeling in the feet and legs, then swelling from fluid retention, and finally heart failure. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 282 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-274) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520923645 0520923642 0585389144 9780585389141 1597344885 9781597344883 9780520220539 0520220536 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |