http://www.radio4all.net/program/28547Podcast for Program: Vitamania!Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:22:36 +0000240http://www.radio4all.net/program/28547In today’s show we take a closer look at vitamins, the tiny substances that are vital to our health. You’ll hear how the British biochemist Sir Frederick Gowland Hopkins discovered vitamins (or, as he preferred, “vitamines”) in 1909 and find out why the rate of rickets is once again increasing. Finally, producer Jocelyn Ford takes us to Shijiazhuang in China’s Hebei Province for a visit to the world’s largest Vitamin C factory. Element of the Week: Iron. Chemical Heritage FoundationWed, 23 Jul 2008 12:22:36 +0000