CONCLUSIONS: In the 70 years since Lucy Wills’ original discovery that yeast extract contained a factor to which macrocytic anaemia of pregnancy responds, many aspects of folate metabolism and the role of folate deficiency in causing megaloblastic anaemia have been elucidated.
The pleasures of the table: an account of gastronomy from ancient days to present times : with a history of its literature, schools, and most distinguished artists : together with some special recipes, and views concerning the aesthetics of dinners and dinner-giving. New York: Doubleday, Page, 1902.
from this article: The first published dietary guidance by the USDA was a Farmers’ Bulletin written in 1894 by W.O. Atwater, the first director of the Office of Experiment Stations in USDA. He suggested diets for American males based on content of protein, carbohydrate, fat, and “mineral matter” (ash) (Atwater, 1894).
Space Food History The food that NASA’s early astronauts had to eat in space is a testament to their fortitude. John Glenn, America’s first man to eat anything in the near-weightless environment of Earth orbit, found the task of eating fairly easy, but found the menu to be limited. Other Mercury astronauts had to endure …
African American Dietary Patterns at the Beginning of the 20th Century by Robert T. Dirks and Nancy Duran J. Nutr. 131: 1881–1889, 2001. ABSTRACT Early field studies in human nutrition documented the eating habits of African Americans living in a variety of circumstances. We compare the results of these investigations. Our analysis shows systematic differences …
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A century ago, in 1908, chlorine chemistry’s germ-defeating properties were demonstrated in drinking water in two very different settings in the United States. First, chlorination transformed animal feed water, drawn from a highly polluted stream in Chicago’s Union Stockyards, into a product that exceeded the purity of city water. Days later, in Jersey City, chlorinated …
History of Soy Fiber and Dietary Fiber Extensively annotated Bibliography and Sourcebook Compiled by William Shurtleff & Akiko Aoyagi 2013 from Soyinfo Center
History of Soybeans and Soyfoods Worldwide: Past, Present and Future by William Shurtleff and Akiko Aoyagi (Soyinfo Center, Lafayette, California) Research on this scholarly history book and its bibliographies began in the early 1970s. (They) hope to publish the book in 4 volumes after our series of Bibliographies and Sourcebooks. The manuscript presently contains over …
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Microwave ovens are a staple in American kitchens and a lifeline for college students, but that was not always the case. Percy Spencer developed and patented the first microwave oven after noticing that a magnetron was emitting heat-generating microwaves during an experiment with radar in 1945.
The “Poison Squad” was the name contemporary newspapers gave the men at the U.S. Department of Agriculture who volunteered to test on themselves the toxicity of chemicals commonly added to foods at the beginning of the 20th century when little was known about their safety. Conceived and managed by the Department’s Chief Chemist, Harvey Washington …
How did restaurants become such a staple in American culture? A podcast discussion with historian and professor Cindy Lobel about the history of restaurants in New York and how our foodways were urbanized and colonial taverns evolved into the modern day restaurant. From Delmonico’s to boarding houses, learn more about the emergence of the restaurant …
The Apollo 10 spacecraft launched from Cape Kennedy at 12:49 p.m. EST with commander Thomas Stafford, command module pilot John Young and lunar module pilot Gene Cernan. This liftoff marked the fourth Apollo launch in seven months. Its purpose was to serve as a complete dry run for the Apollo 11 mission, the first mission …
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The Bogalusa Heart Study is the longest and most detailed study of a biracial (black-white) population of children in the world. The focus is on understanding the early natural history of coronary artery disease and essential hypertension. It is the only major program studying a total and geographically well-defined, biracial, and semi-rural community.
Abstract The calorie was not a unit of heat in the original metric system. Some histories state that a defined Calorie (modern kcal) originated with Favre and Silbermann in 1852 or Mayer in 1848. However, Nicholas Clement introduced Calories in lectures on heat engines that were given in Paris between 1819 and 1824.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has been issuing dietary recommendations for over 100 years. As the research base underlying these recommendations has expanded considerably over the century, dietary recommendations have evolved to keep pace with both the new findings and the changing patterns in food consumption and activity of the population. In spite of these …
Learn about how our Government has affected our eating habits and its unintentional effect on our appetites The most direct way the Government affects what Americans eat is by cooking for them. There are two groups of Americans routinely called to Uncle Sam’s table: soldiers and school children. Many eating habits have been altered as …
Find out why our Government wanted us to “eat the carp,” “share our meat,” and “know our onions” Eat more protein and fewer carbohydrates. These familiar recommendations came from Wilbur Olin Atwater in the 1890s. Atwater conducted the first federally funded nutrition research in the United States. His seminal studies contributed to the growing awareness …
