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the problem was that a disease of beriberi attacked people
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∙ 14y agoHow was the hypothesis tested?
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How would you go about testing the hypothesis that beriberi is caused by a deficiency of thiamine?
Dr. Eijkman noticed that chickens had eaten wholegrain rice, but during the testing of why patients had this so called disease beriberi, he figured out that the rice the chickens were fed was polished rice. He later researched the interesting case and found that polished rice lacked thiamine, a vitamin necessary for good health.hope this helps you! :)
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My body got numb couldn't move or talk?
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What is the hypothesis of the strange case of beriberi?
Scientist thought it might be cause by bacteria.
What is the hypothesis for the strange case of beriberi?
The hypothesis for the strange case of beriberi was that it was caused by a nutritional deficiency, specifically a lack of a certain substance present in the outer layers of rice grains. This hypothesis was later confirmed by the experiments conducted by Dr. Eijkman and Dr. Grijns in the Dutch East Indies.
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