In the 16th century, scurvy was observed to be a dietary problem. This was forgotten and as recently as the 1900s, scurvy was thought to be an infectious disease.
Reminds me of the Vitamin D epidemic we are facing today. There is enough observational and other evidence regarding its value but its significance continues to be under recognized and undermined.
I don't think anyone can point to the chemical structure of 'vitamins' and say with certainty that they all belong to some 'nutrient' class of substances.
Vitamins are merely a label we put on compounds which nature produces.
Drugs are what we call compounds humans produce.
There's no reason to assume that humans are better than eons of evolution.
Love your articles even tho I am not a medical worker. So informative and educational!
Reminds me of the Vitamin D epidemic we are facing today. There is enough observational and other evidence regarding its value but its significance continues to be under recognized and undermined.
I agree.
I don't think anyone can point to the chemical structure of 'vitamins' and say with certainty that they all belong to some 'nutrient' class of substances.
Vitamins are merely a label we put on compounds which nature produces.
Drugs are what we call compounds humans produce.
There's no reason to assume that humans are better than eons of evolution.
Will have to check this out, thank you for sharing.