The Mineral Depletion of Foods Available to US as A Nation (1940–2002) – A Review of the 6th Edition of McCance and Widdowson *

@article{Thomas2007TheMD,
  title={The Mineral Depletion of Foods Available to US as A Nation (1940–2002) – A Review of the 6th Edition of McCance and Widdowson *},
  author={David Thomas},
  journal={Nutrition and Health},
  year={2007},
  volume={19},
  pages={21 - 55}
}
  • David Thomas
  • Published 1 July 2007
  • Medicine
  • Nutrition and Health
Over the past 60 years there have been fundamental changes in the quality and quantity of food available to us as a nation. The character, growing method, preparation, source and ultimate presentation of basic staples have changed significantly to the extent that trace elements and micronutrient contents have been severely depleted. This trend, established in a review of the 5th Edition of McCance & Widdowson's The Composition of Foods, is still apparent in this review of the 6th edition of the… 
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