Vitamin D deficiency is an age-old public health problem. It was first described, as rickets, in the mid-17th century by Francis Glisson and other fellows of the Royal College of Physicians in London.

One cup of this fruit contains 21 percent of your daily value of vitamin C and 18 percent of your daily value for vitamin A — two essential immune-boosting vitamins,” says Shenkman.

Before humans knew about the importance of vitamin C, seafarers in the 18th century would set sail with nothing but salted meats and dry biscuits to sustain them on long voyages. Those foods may be ...

In this article, we will look at the 25 most important inventions of the 21st century. If you want to skip our detailed analysis of innovation in the 21st century, head straight to the 10 Most ...

Taking vitamin D could help overweight and obese children lose weight, scientists believe. Vitamin D is most commonly associated with the development and maintenance of strong bones as the body ...

Niamh said: “Scurvy is a disease caused by a Vitamin C deficiency and is associated with British sailors in the 18th Century who suffered from this disease as they didn’t have access to fresh food, ...

People living in Scotland 400 hundred years apart have been shown to suffer similar seasonal declines over winter in their vitamin D levels despite the enormous changes in lifestyle and diet over ...

Touchscreens. Apps. Built-in GPS. The iPhone wasn't first, but it made these things unimaginably popular. Flora Graham argues the case for it to be deemed the Greatest Gadget of the 21st Century.