The Uncontroversial Truth About Nutrition
Food, We Need To Talk
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The History of Nutrition Science
The first applications of nutrition science were actually used to address the diseases that came from certain vitamin deficiencies. Perhaps the first controlled experiment was introducing fresh fruit to British sailors way back in the 18th century to avoid scurvy. It worked on the ships where the limes or other fresh fruit were given to the sailors. The British sailors to this day are called limees.
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