Nutrition and Health By Shaanu Jain

1. The invention of vitamins is a long story that started with observations made centuries ago in China where the disease now recognised as beriberi was essentially known. It is perhaps also that liver was used in vary early times for the treatment of diseases which may have been related to a vitamin deficiency. Experiences in the Middle Ages showed that certain foods were definitely connected with the prevention and cure of scurvy. All these and other observations led ultimately to the scientific investigations of the present century.<br /><br /><br /><br /> <h2>ABOUT THE AUTHOR</h2> <div>Shaanu Jain is a highly qualified Doctor. She is currently practicing medicine in Delhi. For last many years She has been related to the field of writing and has many books to her credit. She has participated in several conferences for the presentation of research papers.</div>