HISTORY of NUTRITION
I think it benefits us to have a little idea of the historical development of thinking in nutrition. This section is to give you a little historical perspective.
Foods available to our most ancient ancestors:
Foods available to hunters/gatherers:
The first recorded nutritional experiment in history:
Thinking of the ancient Greeks:
A more modern perspective: the 1800's:
Development of science in nutrition; who is credited as the Father of Nutrition?
(What did he contribute? What ended his career?)
Nutrition has helped shape the history of mankind. The story of Lind and the British Limeys:
An interesting story is the work of Dr. William Beumont with Alexio St. Martin:
Beginning of the 20th century. Your instructor has great admiration for the contributions made by Stephen Babcock.
1. He propose doing:
2. The result was:
3. The interpretation was:
4. The consequence was:
Two great things developed from the work of Babcock; what were they?
1.
2.
Other names associated with Babcock at the University of Wisconsin were:
Hart, Humphrey, McCollum and Steenbock.
Discovery of the vitamins and minerals we recognize as essential nutrients took place (when):