Biochemical Individuality. The Basis for the Genetotrophic Concept

1956 PIONEERING STUDY OF INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN BIOCHEMICAL MAKEUP BY BRILLIANT AMERICAN BIOCHEMIST--A HARBINGER OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE. 9 1/4 inches tall hardcover, blue cloth binding, gilt title to spine, xiii, 214 pp, illustrations, fine in very good dust jacket in mylar sleeve. ROGER JOHN WILLIAMS (1893 - 1988) was an American biochemist who spent his academic career at the University of Texas at Austin. He is known for isolating and naming folic acid and for his roles in discovering pantothenic acid, vitamin B6, lipoic acid, and avidin. He served as the founding director of the Clayton Foundation Biochemical Institute from 1941 to 1963, was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1946, and served as the president of the American Chemical Society in 1957. In his later career he spent time writing for a popular audience on the importance of nutrition. Williams is credited for emphasizing the Biochemical Individuality of each person with respect to their metabolic makeup and micronutrient needs. It is also the title of one of his well known books that emphasizes the uniqueness of nutritional requirements from person to person based on their genetic makeup, lifestyle, medical history, and diet. The book was also translated into Russian, Italian and Polish.

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Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Year: 1956

Type: Used

Binding: Softcover

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