These diets led to diseases such as black tongue (
pellagra in humans), rickets, and other less commonly known ailments, many of them fatal.
His next quest: to induce
pellagra in healthy subjects.
The U.S. Public Health and Marine Hospital Service — soon to be known as the Public Health Service (PHS), a precursor to the National Institutes of Health — began studying
pellagra in 1909.
Not exact matches
In the intervening centuries, pellagra was particularly widespread — and well documented — in northern Italy, with cases reported as far afield as South Africa and Egyp
In the intervening centuries,
pellagra was particularly widespread — and well documented —
in northern Italy, with cases reported as far afield as South Africa and Egyp
in northern Italy, with cases reported as far afield as South Africa and Egypt.
In 1914, he assigned the PHS
pellagra studies to Joseph Goldberger.
The potential for a widespread
pellagra outbreak surged
in flood - ravaged areas of Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi.
Right away, Goldberger saw a flaw
in the fly - infection theory: Institutions with
pellagra cases consistently reported that staff members, presumably vulnerable to the same flies, weren't diagnosed with the disease.
In 1922, he tried to induce black - tongue disease — the canine analog of pellagra — in his laboratory dogs by feeding them a diet typical of poor Southerners, plus brewer's yeast purely to stimulate the dogs» appetit
In 1922, he tried to induce black - tongue disease — the canine analog of
pellagra —
in his laboratory dogs by feeding them a diet typical of poor Southerners, plus brewer's yeast purely to stimulate the dogs» appetit
in his laboratory dogs by feeding them a diet typical of poor Southerners, plus brewer's yeast purely to stimulate the dogs» appetite.
Some of the symptoms she saw
in both the mothers and surviving pups resembled those of a debilitating disease called
pellagra.
The initial mandatory fortification of breads and corn - based products with niacin
in 1942 wiped out
pellagra, a deficiency of niacin that had killed thousands of people
in the United States.
The European hamsters fed corn - based diets exhibited symptoms similar to
pellagra, and this is probably happening
in the wild, Tissier says.
In people who subsist on a diet of mostly corn, that niacin deficiency can result in a disease called pellagr
In people who subsist on a diet of mostly corn, that niacin deficiency can result
in a disease called pellagr
in a disease called
pellagra.
A deficiency of niacin can result
in pellagra, a condition typified by diarrhoea, dermatitis, dementia, and if left untreated, death.
Severe niacin deficiency can result
in pellagra, a condition with symptoms that include scaly and cracked skin, diarrhea and dementia.
Dr. Peter Osborne: Simply because I want a diverse amount of vitamins and minerals
in me and if I'm gonna be foodless or missing certain foods that are gonna be devoid or certain nutrients, I want as much of a variety to prevent major malnourishment diseases like beriberi,
pellagra, or scurvy.
Deficiency of B3 or niacin results
in the disease
pellagra, characterized by dermatitis, dementia, tremors and diarrhea.
Another factor is the high mortality
in the Rose Corn Oil trial, another the fact that the toxins that cause
pellagra are still not known and may be present
in corn products.
Lysine deficiency can result
in vitamin B3 (niacin) deficiency and this can cause a disease called
pellagra [7].
It might just be
pellagra, or Niacin deficiency
in all races.
Vitamin deficiencies can result
in a variety of health problems, such as scurvy, rickets, or
pellagra.
A deficiency of vitamin B3 results
in the skin condition known as
pellagra; therefore, healthy skin depends on obtaining adequate levels of this nutrient.
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In 1952, Dr. Ernst Krebs advanced the idea that cancer was caused by a nutritional deficiency — similar to scurvy and
pellagra.
The
pellagra epidemic lasted for nearly four decades beginning
in 1906.
They and other volunteers swabbed their noses with swabs from
pellagra patients, and swallowed capsules containing scabs from
pellagra rashes
in what were called «Goldberger's filth parties.»