Understanding Nutrition: The History of Vitamins

The reliance on good nutrition dates back to Neolithic man. Of course, he had no concept of the formal terminology. He merely recognized a life force within the things he ate.

Since then, the concept of nutrition has grown and evolved throughout the ages.

The First Clues

Ancient Greeks and Egyptians came to understand certain foods could ease the suffering of certain health issues. They knew this to be true, even if they didn’t understand the underlying implications.

For example, it would be centuries before scientists could make the connection between a vitamin A deficiency and crippling eyesight problems. At the time, ancient man …read more