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Why our infatuation with single nutrients? Although food and nutrition have been studied for centuries, modern nutritional science is surprisingly young. This timeline shows how scientific and geopolitical developments in the early 20th century together helped shape our understanding and led to a reductionist notion of food as a delivery vehicle for total calories and isolated nutrients. Adapted from reference 1 with permission (open access).
