Irwin Stone
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Irwin Stone was an American biochemist best known for pioneering the concept of high-dose vitamin C therapy and influencing later advocates of orthomolecular medicine.
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| Irwin Stone canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American scientist
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biochemist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
use of vitamin C in prevention of disease
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use of vitamin C in treatment of disease ⓘ |
| authorOf | The Healing Factor: Vitamin C Against Disease NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1907-01-13 ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| citizenship | American ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1984-05-06 ⓘ |
| developedConcept | hypothesis that humans have an inherited defect in vitamin C synthesis ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
biochemistry
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nutrition science ⓘ orthomolecular medicine ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Irwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Linus Pauling
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orthomolecular medicine movement ⓘ |
| inspired | popular interest in vitamin C megadoses in the 1960s and 1970s ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy of megavitamin therapy
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high-dose vitamin C therapy ⓘ influencing orthomolecular medicine ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Irwin Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| notableWork | The Healing Factor: Vitamin C Against Disease NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
biochemist
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research scientist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| placeOfDeath |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| proposedTreatment | lifelong high-dose vitamin C supplementation ⓘ |
| theory |
chronic subclinical scurvy contributes to many diseases
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vitamin C is a conditionally essential nutrient in humans ⓘ |
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