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NUTD3101: Scurvy, Beriberi, Pellagra,Rickets self-quiz correctly answered
Who was the earliest person to observe scurvy?
a. James Lind
b. Hippocrates
c. John Woodall
d. Johann Backstrom - correct answer ✔✔b
Many early sailors suffered scurvy due to:
a. A diet of only fresh fruit and vegetables
b. A diet lacking in red meat
c. A diet lacking in vitamin C
d. Too much rum - correct answer ✔✔c
Who was responsible for formally proving that scurvy could be prevented and treated by supplementing
the diet with citrus fruits?
a. James Lind
b. Hippocrates
c. James Cook
d. Alessandro Malaspina - correct answer ✔✔a
In what year was the link between citrus fruit and scurvy formally made?
a. 1734
b. 1747
c. 1740
d. 1614 - correct answer ✔✔b
, Inclusion of which food in a sailor's diet prevent scurvy?
a. Rum
b. Red meat
c. Potatoes
d. Fresh oranges - correct answer ✔✔d
In what year was the connection between vitamin C and scurvy made?
a. 1747
b. 1935
c. 1927
d. 1932 - correct answer ✔✔d
A diet of solely which food could lead to beriberi?
a. Fish
b. Red meat
c. Polished white rice
d. Barley - correct answer ✔✔c
Who is the earliest person to observe the link between beriberi and a diet of white polished rice?
a. Christiaan Eijkman
b. Takaki Kanehiro
c. Sir Frederick Hopkins
d. Edward Bright Vedder - correct answer ✔✔b
In which year was the link between beriberi and white polished rice made?
a. 1884
b. 1897
c. 1923
d. 1997 - correct answer ✔✔a
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