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...sunshine vitamin, is the only one which the body is known to synthesize. Produced through exposure to sunlight, it is also found in tuna, herring, cod and halibut liver oils...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Vitamin Powwow | 9/29/1941 | See Source »

Bewildering Bs. Most complex of all are the vitamins B. In learned papers last week scientists discussed examples of vitamin B activity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Vitamin Powwow | 9/29/1941 | See Source »

What's in a Name? Each vitamin is a specific chemical compound necessary for the body's efficient physiological functioning. The alphabetical vitamin tags were given originally for convenience. Today scientists prefer to call the vitamins by their chemical names. The latest list...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Vitamin Powwow | 9/29/1941 | See Source »

...Vitamin A, or carotene, is found in bright yellow foods such as butter, eggs, apricots, corn, sweet potatoes, carrots...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Vitamin Powwow | 9/29/1941 | See Source »

...Para-aminobenzoic acid reputedly turns grey hair dark again-but it raises blood pressure and, if sulfa drugs are given, it combats their curative powers. Another vitamin, pyridoxine, turns hair grey-but it is essential for red blood cells and digestion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Vitamin Powwow | 9/29/1941 | See Source »

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