Adolphe Vorderman
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Adolphe Guillaume Vorderman was a Dutch physician and scientist whose study of the link between polished rice and beriberi in the Dutch East Indies in 1897 helped lead to the discovery of vitamins. In
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Thiamine
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Thiamine, also known as thiamin and vitamin B1, is a vitamin – an essential micronutrient for humans and animals. It is found in food and commercially synthesized to be a dietary supplement or medicat
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…over the research which ultimately led to the discovery of vitamins. In the case of beriberi, the vitamin that was lost when the bran was removed was thiamin—vitamin B1. In a 2007 episode of the BBC genealogical documentary series Who Do You Think You Are?, Carol Vorderman researched Adolphe, her great-grandfather…
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