HISTORY:

Nutrition From Nature

In the beginning, there were no nutritional supplements. Everybody got the

nutrients their bodies needed for good health from the plants and animals
they found in their surrounding environment.

Nobody thought about vitamins and mineralsthey didnt even know they
existedyet around the world, people developed nutritious local cuisines that
sustained the health of their communities.

Everyday diets were supplemented to make up for deficiencies as far back

as native cultures.

TIMELINE
1747 - A Scottish naval surgeon, James Lind, discovered that an unknown
substance in lemons, limes and several other fruits and vegetables prevented
scurvy.
1905 - Discoveries of the effect that vitamins have upon human health began with
the studies of a young English doctor, William Fletcher.
1912 - Polish-born biochemist Casimir Funk coined the term vit-amine, vita
meaning life and amine from nitrogen compounds found in thiamine.
Vitamin C was rediscovered and identified by Norwegians A. Hoist and T.
Froelich,
1922 - University of California researchers Herbert Evans and Katherine Bishop
discovered vitamin E in green leafy vegetables
1926 - . D. T. Smith and E. G. Hendrick discovered B2, also known as riboflavin
.
1932 - Hungarian biochemist Albert Szent-Gyrgyi, M.D., Ph.D., isolated a
substance he called hexuronic acid (later known as ascorbic acid) in the adrenal
glands. At around the same time, W.A. Waugh and Charles King isolated a
vitamin from lemon and showed that it was nearly identical to hexuronic acid.
1928 - World's first scientific society focused on nutrition: American Institute of
Nutrition
1934 - Redoxon Vitamin C, launched by Hoffmann-La Roche, was the first
mass-produced synthetic vitamin C
-

Paul Gyorgy discovered vitamin B6

1937 Conrad Elvehjem discovered vitamin B3

1938-1947 - Industrial synthesis of vitamin A, vitamin B group, vitamin E
and vitamin K.

The Supplement Industry

In the 1990s, the dietary supplement industry exploded.
Most supplements sold today are mass-produced industrial chemicals. They are sold
in two forms:
regular with lots of additives, artificial flavors and bright artificial colors
natural without the artificial additives, in a base of natural ingredeients.
These industrial nutrients are also used to fortify foods which have had their
nutrients removed.
Supplements and the FDA
Supplements did not become offi cial until 1994, when Congress defi ned
the term dietary supplement in the Dietary Supplement Health and
Education Act (DSHEA).
A dietary supplement is a product taken by mouth that contains a dietary
ingredient intended to supplement the diet. The dietary ingredients in these
products may include: vitamins, minerals, herbs or other botanicals, amino acids,
and substances such as enzymes, organ tissues, glandulars, and metabolites.
Dietary supplements can also be extracts or concentrates, and may be found in
many forms such as tablets, capsules, softgels, gelcaps, liquids, or powders. They
can also be in other forms, such as a bar, but if they are, information on their label
must not represent the product as a conventional food or a sole item of a meal or
diet.
References:
http://www.supplementexposed.com/supplementshistory.html
http://debralynndadd.com/toxic-free-body/a-short-history-of-dietary-supplements/