I really missed that the video didn't tell anything about the modern discovery of Vitamin C by Albert Szent-Györgyi in the 1920s. The story is just as interesting as he wanted to disprove his wife's claims on how healthy paprika was and perhaps convince her not to include those in his lunch as he wasn't so fond of them, led to the eventual discovery.
The are a few mistakes in this video. First of all, it's James Lind's book is called "A treatise on THE scurvy", and it was published in 1753, and not in 1746 as Dr. David Agus said.
James Lind did not per se let anyone die. He was doing the world's first clinical trial, and he did not know if citrus fruits would cure scurvy necessarily. He, and some of his contemporaries, were aware of citrus fruits' antiscorbutic effects, but had no idea that it had something to do with ascorbic acids.
always heard about sea-farers getting scurvy, so eventually they began having lime cargos....i wondered tho, why couldn't they have caught any fish? were they extremely strict veggies or vegans...i doubt it. or even seaweeds for that matter. why not bring dried fruits, candied peels. i suppose if it was 18th C. then no wonder cause the madness had set into society quite a bit by that time...
talking about vitamin C and not to mention Mr. Linus Pauling...it is like talking about mountains and not to mention Mt.Everest...Amazon: Linus Pauling - How to live longer and feel better...
@silvercoin1111 - good mention. bbc2 years ago did a series called Heretics about people whose ideas were clearly sane, but so-called scientists preferred to ignore them or ridicule them.
It's more likely he asked him to elaborate on scurvy out of concern that there might be a viewer who didn't know what scurvy was. Also, I know what scurvy is from general knowledge, but it was never covered in my high school.
@sleep1iopen I'm not sure how you came to that conclusion. The Doc and Sal said that the definition of vitamins, including vitamin C, are molecules that the body can not create or synthesize, so we must get them from food or pills, or it's the scurvy for you my friend!
@masteroids Also the doctor says a orange has about 1,2 or 3 milligrams....wrong, the true number is about 50 mg, so about two oranges a day would fulfill the recommend daily allowance of vitamin c (about 90mg) ! But when I have a cold or flu brewing I always pop 500mg pills of vitamin C.
It's actually a good idea to take in more Vitamin C than you need. It's cheap, it's almost impossible to overdose, it is excreted quickly and it prevents hangover. Other health benefits are not as strong, but if you do a lot of sports, you might need more Vitamin C.
A large percentage of the lit and physics students at my college (about 400 students total, very small school) developed scurvy. I laughed so hard at all of them. Apparently that is what happens when you eat nothing but ramen noodles while doing schoolwork/video games pretty much literally 24/7. :p
@Melthornal wowww...that's bazaar, just because your in college, does not mean you should drink coffee 24/7 and eat ramen noodles......some students are just soooooo, i want to say stupid but am being too nice..... =/
@djmussy18 These were students who were extremely, extremely intelligent and also hardcore into video games. :p Their life was essentially "work, video games, WORK. MOAR VIDEO GAMES. OMG MOAR WOOOOORK... video games"
great video mark
ProfessorLogic2008 18 hours ago in playlist New and Noteworthy
I really missed that the video didn't tell anything about the modern discovery of Vitamin C by Albert Szent-Györgyi in the 1920s. The story is just as interesting as he wanted to disprove his wife's claims on how healthy paprika was and perhaps convince her not to include those in his lunch as he wasn't so fond of them, led to the eventual discovery.
dogsdoresearch 2 weeks ago in playlist New and Noteworthy
at 6:25- to the end. I'm not sure I agree with what docs saying.
MrJumentous 1 month ago
Anyone saw that he drew horns on James Lind?
JironBMohamad 1 month ago 3
The are a few mistakes in this video. First of all, it's James Lind's book is called "A treatise on THE scurvy", and it was published in 1753, and not in 1746 as Dr. David Agus said.
James Lind did not per se let anyone die. He was doing the world's first clinical trial, and he did not know if citrus fruits would cure scurvy necessarily. He, and some of his contemporaries, were aware of citrus fruits' antiscorbutic effects, but had no idea that it had something to do with ascorbic acids.
BennyDACHO 1 month ago
always heard about sea-farers getting scurvy, so eventually they began having lime cargos....i wondered tho, why couldn't they have caught any fish? were they extremely strict veggies or vegans...i doubt it. or even seaweeds for that matter. why not bring dried fruits, candied peels. i suppose if it was 18th C. then no wonder cause the madness had set into society quite a bit by that time...
JustSomePerson888 2 months ago
2:44 lololol
adamsvette 3 months ago
the guy asking the questions is the guy from UNDERGROUNDWELLNESS !!!
TheMrSpam 3 months ago
Thumbs up if you needed to go here for school.
coolapple14 3 months ago
Did you guys notice sal drawing horns on James Lind ? AWESOME !!!
Msobsidianstar 3 months ago 4
@Msobsidianstar Thanks for pointing that out lol. I wasn't watching the video, just listening to it.
iamcocro1123 2 months ago
Big Pharma can't sell cannabis, but they can sell the THC cannabis extract.
amazingmazinger 4 months ago
talking about vitamin C and not to mention Mr. Linus Pauling...it is like talking about mountains and not to mention Mt.Everest...Amazon: Linus Pauling - How to live longer and feel better...
silvercoin1111 4 months ago
@silvercoin1111 - good mention. bbc2 years ago did a series called Heretics about people whose ideas were clearly sane, but so-called scientists preferred to ignore them or ridicule them.
JustSomePerson888 2 months ago
Good content.
INLOGIX 4 months ago
wild!!!
sceincedude 4 months ago
he never heard of scurvy, did he not take highschool history class,,,
lastchancemst1 4 months ago
@lastchancemst1
It's more likely he asked him to elaborate on scurvy out of concern that there might be a viewer who didn't know what scurvy was. Also, I know what scurvy is from general knowledge, but it was never covered in my high school.
hedonism13 4 months ago in playlist Videos from khanacademy
I LOVE YOU SAL!!
ivory3908 4 months ago
It's hard to believe that a seven minute talk on vitamin C turned into one of the most interesting discussions I have ever heard.
Pretty awesome and damn, I'm ignorant of a great many things.
chocomalk 4 months ago
@sleep1iopen I'm not sure how you came to that conclusion. The Doc and Sal said that the definition of vitamins, including vitamin C, are molecules that the body can not create or synthesize, so we must get them from food or pills, or it's the scurvy for you my friend!
spinynorman1982 4 months ago
Holy crap, they sell OJ in clear bottles from Tropicana. So I guess all those bottles have no Vitamin C because of the exposure to light?
spinynorman1982 4 months ago
It's funny because I have a pill fir vitamin C in my mouth during this.
Fan101ish 4 months ago
At 6:25 there is a small misstatement. Dr. Agus says that from "1946 to the 1930s...". He of course meant to say "from 1746 to the 1930s..."
masteroids 4 months ago
@masteroids Also the doctor says a orange has about 1,2 or 3 milligrams....wrong, the true number is about 50 mg, so about two oranges a day would fulfill the recommend daily allowance of vitamin c (about 90mg) ! But when I have a cold or flu brewing I always pop 500mg pills of vitamin C.
pavelow235 4 months ago
@pavelow235 500mg? That sounds kinda crazy. Do you have a headache or something afterwards???!!!! LOL
randomwindowsstuffz 4 months ago
So how long will it take for whole vitamin c to oxides from an opened carton of juice ?
30LayersOfKevlar 4 months ago
@30LayersOfKevlar in 2 weeks there is no vitamin c left in an opened and refrigerated bottle of oj
PartVIII 4 months ago in playlist More videos from khanacademy
@PartVIII Interesting !
30LayersOfKevlar 4 months ago
sal will you please do a video on GMO's?
asdf11221ify 4 months ago 6
It's actually a good idea to take in more Vitamin C than you need. It's cheap, it's almost impossible to overdose, it is excreted quickly and it prevents hangover. Other health benefits are not as strong, but if you do a lot of sports, you might need more Vitamin C.
SalsaTiger83 4 months ago
the eskimo's get their vitamin c from a gland in the moose.
bradq 4 months ago
How many people noticed the horns he drew on captain Lind?
boswell255 4 months ago
i can speak for the link between vitamin C and gum health. i hope i never have to go without vitamin C.
bradq 4 months ago
wait, what was that at the end? a pill has much more vit C than we really need?
supriya55 4 months ago
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HOLYSHYTWTFOMGLULZ 4 months ago
A large percentage of the lit and physics students at my college (about 400 students total, very small school) developed scurvy. I laughed so hard at all of them. Apparently that is what happens when you eat nothing but ramen noodles while doing schoolwork/video games pretty much literally 24/7. :p
Melthornal 4 months ago 26
@Melthornal wowww...that's bazaar, just because your in college, does not mean you should drink coffee 24/7 and eat ramen noodles......some students are just soooooo, i want to say stupid but am being too nice..... =/
djmussy18 4 months ago 2
@djmussy18 These were students who were extremely, extremely intelligent and also hardcore into video games. :p Their life was essentially "work, video games, WORK. MOAR VIDEO GAMES. OMG MOAR WOOOOORK... video games"
Melthornal 4 months ago
@Melthornal wow...
djmussy18 4 months ago