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The quest for a cause & cure-7
In his experiment, Eijkman separated healthy chickens into three groups and fed one group only whole grain rice, a second group only rice with the husk removed, and a third group only rice from which both the outer husk and the inner silver skin membrane were removed. Table 5.5 shows the results of his study.
Question-7: What can you conclude from Eijkman’s data?