Tag: Vitamin d discovery

For centuries, the debilitating bone disease rickets plagued children worldwide, but it wasn't until the early 20th century that the cause was definitively identified. A complex series of investigations eventually revealed who discovered vitamin D and when, showcasing a multi-researcher effort rather than a single 'eureka' moment.

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.