Ann Nutr Metab March 2011 PMID 20805686

Casimir Funk: his discovery of the vitamins and their deficiency disorders.

Anna Piro, Giuseppe Tagarelli, Paolo Lagonia, Antonio Tagarelli, Aldo Quattrone

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Casimir Funk is recognized as the father of vitamin therapy, having discovered the link between certain dietary elements and deficiency disorders.
His research involved studying the relationship between nutrients and the human body's health issues like beriberi, scurvy, rickets, and pellagra, which are caused by deficiencies.
In 1911, Funk coined the term "vitamins," combining "vita" (life) and "amine" (a nitrogenous compound), a name that was widely accepted by 1912.]

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Understanding the Naming of Vitamins in the B Complex Series

Why are B vitamins named as such? The discovery of vitamins between 1911 and 1948 led to their alphabetic naming, with some exceptions like vitamin K. Casimir Funk's pioneering work linked dietary deficiencies to health…

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Casimir Funk and the Discovery of Vitamins and Deficiency Disorders

Casimir Funk is recognized as the father of vitamin therapy, having discovered the link between certain dietary elements and deficiency disorders. His research involved studying the relationship between nutrients and…

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Some of these designations are certainly not better, while others are much worse than “Vitamine.” Casimir Funk pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20805686/ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20805686/

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