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The history of infant nutrition [PDF]

Jornal de Pediatria, 2010
To retrace the history of infant nutrition with the objective of better understanding breastfeeding.Bibliographic searches were run on MEDLINE, LILACS, SciELO, and the Internet. Encyclopedias, scientific textbooks and books for the general public, in addition to literature, art and history, were also used.
Silvia Diez, Castilho, Antônio Azevedo, Barros Filho +1 more
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A Brief History of Nutritional Rickets [PDF]

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2019
Since first described almost a century ago, vitamin D preparations have been successfully used as a public health intervention to prevent nutritional rickets. In this manuscript, we document the periods in history when nutritional rickets was described, examine early efforts to understand its etiology and the steps taken to treat and prevent it.
Benjamin J. Wheeler +12 more
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History of the Calorie in Nutrition [PDF]

The Journal of Nutrition, 2006
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 Clément introduced Calories in lectures on heat engines that were given in Paris between 1819 and 1824.
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History and Impact of Nutritional Epidemiology [PDF]

Advances in Nutrition, 2014
The real and important role of epidemiology was discussed, noting heretofore unknown associations that led to improved understanding of the cause and prevention of individual nutritional deficiencies. However, epidemiology has been less successful in linking individual nutrients to the cause of chronic diseases, such as cancer and cardiovascular ...
David H, Alpers +5 more
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History of nutrition policy in Japan [PDF]

Nutrition Reviews, 2020
Abstract Why has Japan become the longest-lived country in the world? The longevity is often attributed to Japan’s economic growth, but Japan experienced an extended life expectancy prior to achieving such economic growth. During and after the Second World War when the General Headquarters of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers ...
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The History of the Nutrition Society [PDF]