Nutrition in Britain : Science, Scientists and Politics in the Twentieth Century

ISBN-13: 9780415112147 / Angielski / Twarda / 1996 / 288 str.

David F. Smith

Opis

This volume collates a collection of essays, based on original research, which focus on the history of nutrition science in Britain. Each chapter considers a different episode in the development and application of nutritional knowledge during the 20th century. The topics covered include: the chewing cult of Horace Fletcher; dietetic education; the popularization of milk; the Dunn Nutritional Laboratory; and wartime involvement in policy making. The selection of essays provide insights into the social processes involved in the production and application of scientific knowledge of nutrition. The text should be of interest to historians of science or medicine, as well as to medical sociologists, nutritionists, home economists, health educators, food activists and anyone with a professional or general interest in food and nutrition.

Recenzje

'For anyone interested in the history of nutrition, whether from the standpoint of its scientific investigation or from a policy or manufacturing angle, Nutrition in Britain provides challenging and insightful accounts which also provide much food for thought about the overall history of British society in the twentieth century.' - Lara Marks, Imperial College, London.

Spis treści

Introduction: The History of Nutrition in Britain in the Twentieth Century: Science, Scientists and Politics 1. Fletcherism: the Chew Chew Fad of the Edwardian Era 2. The foundation and early years of the Dunn Nutritional Laboratory 3. Nutrition Science and the Food and Pharmaceutical Industries in Interwar Britain 4. King's College of Household and Social Science and the Origins of Dietetics Education 5. Relief and Research: The Nutrition Work of the National Birthday Trust Fund 1935-39 6. The Popularization of Milk as a Beverage During the 1930s 7. Seven Nutrition Science and the Two World Wars 8. Eight Agreement and Disagreement in the Making of World of Plenty 9. Government Policy on School Meals and Welfare Foods 1939-1970 10. Does early nutrition affect later health? Views from the 1930s and 1980s 11. Going Public: Food Campaigns during the 1980s and early 1990s

O autorze

David F. Smith is Wellcome Lecturer in the History of Medicine at the Department of History and Economic History of Aberdeen University. He formerly held a Wellcome Fellowship in the History of Medicine at Glasgow University. His current project is entitled ‘Nutritional Science and Nutritional Politics 1918-50’.