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oapen-20.500.12657-486722021-05-19T00:57:54Z Chapter 7 From John Yudkin to Jamie Oliver Meach, Rachel sugar; disease; history; history advice bic Book Industry Communication::M Medicine::MB Medicine: general issues::MBN Public health & preventive medicine::MBNH Personal & public health::MBNH3 Dietetics & nutrition bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HB History Sugar and the link between its consumption and chronic disease is today’s most debated dietary concern. Yet, as this chapter demonstrates, this debate is not a new one. Rather, the modern link between sugar and disease can be traced to the 1950s when a dialogue emerged in response to the post-war rise in chronic disease. Utilising published and unpublished texts of the late British nutritionist and anti-sugar campaigner John Yudkin, this chapter explores the numerous factors which shaped his ideas about sugar and the mediums used to propagate these to the public. Placing the history of advice about sugar in historical perspective, it provides an analysis of several key themes: the rise of nutrition science, the emergence of the state as a nutritional authority, the role of gender and cultural ideals in prescribing dietary advice, and the influence of commercial and professional interests in shaping public information concerning diet. 2021-05-18T11:55:40Z 2021-05-18T11:55:40Z 2018 chapter https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/48672 eng application/pdf Attribution 4.0 International Bookshelf_NBK542158.pdf Bloomsbury Academic Proteins, Pathologies and Politics 066d8288-86e4-4745-ad2c-4fa54a6b9b7b 468d9296-d516-4deb-bf74-2f7fee42466b d859fbd3-d884-4090-a0ec-baf821c9abfd Wellcome 17 Wellcome Trust Wellcome open access
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Sugar and the link between its consumption and chronic disease is today’s most debated dietary concern. Yet, as this chapter demonstrates, this debate is not a new one. Rather, the modern link between sugar and disease can be traced to the 1950s when a dialogue emerged in response to the post-war rise in chronic disease. Utilising published and unpublished texts of the late British nutritionist and anti-sugar campaigner John Yudkin, this chapter explores the numerous factors which shaped his ideas about sugar and the mediums used to propagate these to the public. Placing the history of advice about sugar in historical perspective, it provides an analysis of several key themes: the rise of nutrition science, the emergence of the state as a nutritional authority, the role of gender and cultural ideals in prescribing dietary advice, and the influence of commercial and professional interests in shaping public information concerning diet.
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