{"product_id":"vitamania-vitamins-in-american-culture-health-and-medicine-series-9780813522784","title":"Vitamania Vitamins in American Culture Health and Medicine Series","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis text examines the claims and counterclaims of scientists, manufacturers, retailers, politicians and consumers from the discovery of vitamins in the early 20th-century. It reveals the issues that have propelled the industry, and the ambivalence of Americans towards the authority of science.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: \"Perhaps your diet is too modern\": the discovery of avitaminosis\u003cbr\u003e \"They need it now\": popular science and advertising in the interwar period\u003cbr\u003e \"To protect the interest of the public\": vitamins, marketing, and research\u003cbr\u003e \"Superior knowledge\": pharmacists, grocers, physicians, and Linus Pauling\u003cbr\u003e Miles one-a-day: the history of a vitamin dynasty\u003cbr\u003e Acnotabs: scientific evidence in the marketplace\u003cbr\u003e \"Millions of consumers are being misled\": the Food and Drug Administration and consumer protection\u003cbr\u003e \"Preserve our health freedom\": science in consumer politics\u003cbr\u003e \"Intensity\" makes the difference: vitamins in the political process\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: vitamania?: vitamins in late twentieth-century United States","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768151376215,"sku":"9780813522784","price":27.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780813522784.jpg?v=1758716576","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/vitamania-vitamins-in-american-culture-health-and-medicine-series-9780813522784","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}