Could you survive the WW2 diet #health #food #history #science

The Royal Society Short 9 days ago

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Nutritionist Elsie Widdowson was born today in 1906. She put her life on the line to test the rationing diet during #WW2. Rationing introduced in the Second World War meant diets were restricted. But were they healthier than the average diet today?

#health #food #history #science

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