In the early 1900s, Japanese children who did not consume fish developed a form of blindness. Which vitamin were they deficient in?
A. vitamin A
B. vitamin D
C. vitamin C
D. vitamin E
Answer: A
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A. lactovegetarian B. pescovegetarian C. vegan D. ovovegetarian
What vitamin deficiency disease appeared in people who had subsisted on a diet high in corn and low in protein?
a. Scurvy b. Pellagra c. Wet beriberi d. Pernicious anemia
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