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- Title
Physiology and Hygiene in the History of Nutrition Science: The Norwegian Case 1870–1970.
- Authors
Elvbakken, Kari Tove
- Abstract
The disciplines of chemistry and physiology were important in the formation of the discipline of nutrition. Food and nutrition were also included in the discipline of hygiene. The roles of physiology and hygiene for the nutrition science in the Norwegian context from 1870 to 1970 is explored, focusing on the contributions from the university professors of these disciplines, their perspectives and relations towards the state. The perspectives and framework in these disciplines differed and, were in some periods conflicting. Whereas the discipline of physiology is studied by many within the history of science, the discipline of hygiene, or state medicine, has been studied less as a discipline by scholars of the history of science and science in medicine. Hygiene as scientific discipline brought a public health perspective to nutrition. The article argues for further studies exploring and comparing contributions from different disciplines to the science of nutrition.
- Subjects
NORWAY; HISTORY of nutrition; HISTORY of physiology; HYGIENE -- History; UNIVERSITETET i Oslo
- Publication
Social History of Medicine, 2020, Vol 33, Issue 1, p288
- ISSN
0951-631X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/shm/hky058