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IV. A Brief History of the Development of Nutrition

The pre-investigative days Failure to act on evidence:     Early scientific studies of nutrition Early scientific studies of nutrition: Lavoisier Early scientific studies of nutrition: The 19th Century Early scientific studies of nutrition: The discovery of vitamins     The 20th Century Quantitative requirements     Conclusion Conclusion: The oat bran story Conclusion: The vitamin E story Conclusion: Maximum reliability     Previous Page Next Page

Conclusion

Nutrition knowledge is still evolving, and current recommendations and positions are not necessarily correct.

Nutrition science is as error-prone and as full of ambition, venality, politics and carelessness as any other human endeavor.

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