the people say that the cause of pellagra is insectsor bacteria not dr.goldbergers said that its lack of niacin
because they thought it was caused by a bacteria(germs) or either a bug or insect
because southerners thought that Goldberger was questioning the southeren way of life
The physician Dr. Gaspar Casal first described pellagra in the 18th century. However, the definitive link between diet and pellagra was made by Dr. Joseph Goldberger in the early 20th century.
Got better when diet changed
The evidence was that poor people were the only ones who were getting Pellagra. Because of their poor diet.
Dr. Joseph Goldberger observed that pellagra was not contagious like infectious diseases, as it did not spread through direct contact. He also noted that certain dietary factors, such as a lack of niacin and a diet high in corn, played a role in the development of pellagra. Additionally, through experiments on prisoners, he demonstrated that a balanced diet could prevent and cure pellagra.
Got better when diet changed
Got better when diet changed
He put it in the newspaper
Dr. Goldberger took a bunch of healthy prisoners (prisoners without Pellagra) to a sanitary building with screens on the doors and windows so no insects could get in. The building was cleaned every week and the prisoners diet was changed to one consisting of corn and fatback (a piece of meat with a bunch of fat). After a week or two seven out of nine prisoners had Pellagra.
lack of diet.