Linus Pauling, Vitamin C and the Medical Establishment
Burt Hamner
This is a Harvard undergraduate honors thesis from the History of Science Department about the reaction to the publishing of the book "Vitamin C and the Common Cold" in 1970. The author of the book, Prof. Linus Pauling, is the only person to win two individual Nobel Prizes (Chemistry, and the Peace Prizee). Pauling wrote that the medical establishment has deliberately denied efficacy of Vitamin C in reducing the incidence and severity of viral infections. He presented extensive analysis of studies done and shows that many of the authors of those studies lied about their results that showed positive effects of Vitamin C. The author of this thesis argues that Pauling represented a profound threat to the authority of the medical establishment which at the time was fighting against the surge of vitamin sales and unfounded claims about their efficacy. The author reviews all the studies that Pauling quotes, and many more, and concludes that Pauling was correct in every respect. An extensive bibliography is included.
Volume:
1
Année:
1983
Edition:
1
Editeur::
Harvard University
Langue:
english
Pages:
106
Fichier:
PDF, 7.36 MB
IPFS:
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english, 1983