Question

Answer Key Question 1 (Worth 2 points) (01.02 MC) Christiaan Eijkman shared the Nobel Prize in 1929 for the discovery of vitamins. Eijkman went to Java to isolate the pathogen causing beriberi, an illness that appeared to be contagious as it was common in prisons and among ship crews. Eijkman noticed that chickens fed a diet of white rice also suffered from a similar disorder. When the chickens were fed a diet of red rice, the chickens quickly recovered. What can Eijkman safely infer at this point from his observations? Diet may be the cause of beriberi, but more research is needed.

Answer 1

He can infer that beriberi may be related to diet, but more and better studies are needed.

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Answer 2

Eijkman can safely infer from the information above that beriberi is caused by something that is present or lacking in white rice. This means that the consumption of red rice and white rice give different nutritional values. This also shows that red rice contains something that can also help people recover from beriberi.