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{{Further|Pellagra#History}}
Corn (maize) became a staple food in the southeast United States and in parts of Europe. A disease that was characterized by dermatitis of sunlight-exposed skin was described in Spain in 1735 by [[Gaspar Casal]]. He attributed the cause to poor diet. In northern Italy it was named "pellagra" from the [[Lombard language]] (''agra'' = [[holly]]-like or [[Serous fluid|serum]]-like; ''pell'' = skin). In time, the disease was more closely linked specifically to corn. In the US, [[Joseph Goldberger]] was assigned to study pellagra by the Surgeon General of the United States. His studies confirmed a corn-based diet as the culprit, but he did not identify the root cause.

Corn (maize) became a staple food in the southeast United States and in parts of Europe. A disease that was characterized by dermatitis of sunlight-exposed skin was described in Spain in 1735 by Gaspar Casal. He attributed the cause to poor diet. In northern Italy it was named "pellagra" from the Lombard language (agra = holly-like or serum-like; pell = skin). In time, the disease was more closely linked specifically to corn. In the US, Joseph Goldberger was assigned to study pellagra by the Surgeon General of the United States. His studies confirmed a corn-based diet as the culprit, but he did not identify the root cause.

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