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RefNoMS/527/9/7/2
LevelItem
TitleMinutes from a meeting of the Committee
Date[1917]
DescriptionGives meeting minutes regarding discussion of the following issues -- calorie intake, supply to the Allies, the excess of current food practices, especially in America, the possibility of hampering the food economy campaign in the US if 'it were seen that consumption of bread in the UK was unfettered and unusually high'. Suggestions made include steps to reduce the numbers of livestock, and to carry out experiments with calorie reduction. Remark made that 'the world can no longer afford its former extravagent physiological habits'.
Extent2pp
FormatCarbon copy
AccessStatusOpen
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