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Nutrition evolves from flour fortification to obesity challenge
A concise history of 20th century nutrition outlines shifts from early dietary guidelines to flour enrichment with niacin iron thiamin and riboflavin and iodine addition to salt reducing goiter rates. It covers pellagra niacin policy, vitamin D milk fortification, Framingham Heart Study outcomes on diet and heart disease, labeling mandates, declining fat share of calories, and rising obesity as a future focus led by Susan Gianato, a West Virginia University extension agent.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
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