A British shopkeeper cancels the coupons in a homemaker's ration book for the tea, sugar, cooking fats and bacon during World War II. Despite strict rations, the nation emerged from the war with improved health, thanks to the vision of Sir Jack Drummond.
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Globally, more people died during the war of starvation than from military action, but the British never starved. In fact, they ate the healthiest diet they had ever enjoyed. The effect on children was particularly striking: at the end of the war, the majority of them were healthier than they were at the beginning. Infant mortality rates were the lowest on record. Bone growth was greater and, on average, they were taller than before. The rate of every diet-related disease declined dramatically.
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