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Article: WHY DO AMERICANS EAT WHAT (AND THE WAY) THEY EAT?(Local)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- September 11, 1988
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Byline: Mary Noonan, R.D. Special to "Health and Fitness"
The writer is a registered dietician with Albany Medical Center's dialysis unit and the Rubin Dialysis Center in Troy. She is also president-elect of the Hudson Valley Dietetic Association.
Do you, like most Americans, think of your great grandmother's cooking as more wholesome than that of today? Do you yearn for the "good old days" of nutritious, homegrown meals?
Actually, what may be good for our memories may not have been any healthier for our ancestors. Until the late 19th century, it is doubtful that health was even a factor in menu planning.
Today, with the constant ...