Health

Salisbury steak TV dinner

Salisbury Steak: Civil War Health Food

After 30 years of research Dr. Salisbury finally published his ideas, setting off one of the earliest American fad diets

A Daily Food Guide. This graphic illustrates the four food group system that preceded the food pyramid model.

USDA Demolishing the Food Pyramid

USDA began offering nutritional advice in 1894. We had 12 food groups in the 1930s, seven in the 1940s, four in the 1950s, then a pyramid and now a plate

The museum was established as a place where medical students could study specimens. Shown here is a 3-D image of a male skeleton from a recent exhibition.

The National Museum of Health and Medicine

This Silver Spring, Maryland site scares and educates, with displays of prosthetic eyes, amputated limbs and incomplete skeletons

Pulp wood (but not the kind that may appear in your cheese or bread).

The Wood in Your Food

Screenshot of the Food Desert Locator home page.

New Tool Maps Food Deserts in the U.S.

Approximately 23.5 million Americans are living in food deserts, most of whom live in urban areas

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Ban the Bag: Should Kids Be Forbidden From Bringing Lunch to School?

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I Think I'll Go Eat Dirt

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Snacks to Fuel a Workout

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Holiday Gift Guide: A Food Book for Everyone On Your List

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Five Ways to Eat Kohlrabi

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A Showcase School Garden in D.C.

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Five Ways to Eat Lima Beans

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Food in the Raw at the U.S. Botanic Garden

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Eating Irish Moss

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A Long Way to Go for Utica Greens

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Confronting Childhood Obesity: Chef Jose Andres Speaks Out

Most of the 9.7 million soldiers who perished in WWI were killed by the conflict's unprecedented firepower. Many survivors experienced acute trauma.

The Shock of War

World War I troops were the first to be diagnosed with shell shock, an injury – by any name – still wreaking havoc

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Inviting Writing: Alchemy in the College Cafeteria

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Five Ways to Eat Okra

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Seitan: The Other Fake Meat

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