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Casimir Funk: What is the biochemist celebrated in today's Google Doodle famous for?

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In 1912, Polish-American biochemist Casimir Funk discovered that several diseases, such as scurvy and rickets, were caused by a lack of specific components of food in the diet. He dubbed these essential components "vitamine."

Today to mark what would have been his 140th birthday, Funk has been honored by Google in their doodle of the day. Related: Six sources of vitamin D to boost your mood Funk described these nutrients as types of"vitamine," which comes from"vita," meaning life in Latin, and"amine," a class of nitrogen-containing chemical compounds.

 

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