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Food for thinking
John DobbingA good deal of research is currently being devoted to the question whether early malnutrition can play any part in reducing an individual's ultimate human achievement. In this…
Some food customs and beliefs — in South Africa
Eric GalliThe goat which will be divided up and each portion distributed according to tradition serves two purposes: it has been ritually sacrificed to appease the ancestral spirits who…
The Home Food Preservation Section at Long Ashton Research Station
Margaret Leach“Home Preservation of Fruit and Vegetables”, Bulletin No. 21 of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, published by HMSO, is undoubtedly the most widely known of the…
Potato blight and unborn babies
The Department of Health and Social Security issued the following statement on recent suggestions that potato blight might endanger some unborn children:
Chemical changes during cooking, processing and storage of food
M. SpencerMost foods are complex mixtures of some or all of the following classes of chemical substances: carbohydrates, fats, proteins, minerals or inorganic compounds, vitamins, colours…
HOUGHTON POULTRY RESEARCH STATION
Director R.F. GordonDiseases affecting animals grown for human nutrition may have a direct and serious influence on the purchasing power and standard of nourishment of a household. Diseases of…
the place of SUGAR in the balanced diet
Dorothy HollingsworthIn most diets in the world some 10–12% of the energy value is supplied by protein, but there is great variation in the proportions provided by fats and carbohydrates. If alcoholic…
Dental Caries: some recent work in its prevention and treatment
A. SyrristIn the Scandinavian countries, as in several other countries, the discussion about the general supplementation of fluoride by the consumption of water has been intensive and…
FOOD SHOPPING
Hon. John D. SainsburyDuring the first half of the eighteenth century the number of food shops in towns and cities had increased greatly as gradually a more varied range of foods became available for…
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