When was Vitamin D Discovered? The History of the 'Sunshine Vitamin'
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In 1922, American biochemist Elmer McCollum officially named and identified the fat-soluble substance we now know as Vitamin D, a pivotal finding in the fight against rickets, a debilitating bone disease. The journey to this discovery, however, began centuries earlier with observations linking sunlight and certain foods to preventing this condition.
