Toward the Conquest of Beriberi

Robert R. Williams

Published by Harvard University Press 1961

Toward the Conquest of Beriberi

Robert R. Williams

https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674593930

Contents

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
Tables Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xvi
Figures Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xvii
Illustrations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xviii
FOREWORD Jr. Sebrell Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xix
PART ONE. Beriberi as a Deficiency Disease
I. BERIBERI AS IT USED TO BE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
II. THE FOCUS ON FOOD AND ULTIMATELY RICE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	16
III. BERIBERI IN EXPERIMENTAL ANIMALS AND ITS VERIFICATION IN HUMANS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	36
IV. THE PATHOLOGY AND SYMPTOMATOLOGY OF BERIBERI Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	53
V. INFANTILE BERIBERI Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	81
VI. FURTHER PROGRESS IN MANILA Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	95
PART TWO. The Chemistry of Thiamine and Its Biochemical Action
VII. CHEMICAL EXPLORATIONS, 1915–1925, AND THE ISOLATION OF THE VITAMIN Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	107
VIII. STRUCTURE AND SYNTHESIS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	121
IX. VITAMINS AND ENZYMES; OTHER CHEMISTRY OF THIAMINE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	133
PART THREE. Practical Application of Findings
X. VITAMIN BY THE TON: BREAD AND FLOUR ENRICHMENT Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	163
XI. THE BATAAN EXPERIMENT AND PRESENT STATUS OF BERIBERI IN THE PHILIPPINES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	190
XII. RICE MILLING AND BERIBERI IN OTHER COUNTRIES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	220
XIII. NEEDED FURTHER RESEARCH Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	254
XIV. HOW TO ERADICATE BERIBERI Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	264
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	287
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	325

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Copyright year: 1961
Edition: Reprint 2014
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Front matter: 22
- Main content: 338
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 21
- Tables: 26
- Other: 11 halftones, 11 line illustrations, 26 tables
Keywords: Beri-beri.

eBook

Published: October 1, 2013
ISBN: 9780674593930

Hardcover

Published: February 5, 1961
ISBN: 9780674593923