On Sat, 24 Jan 2009 09:13:55 -0500, Goomba >
wrote:


>When WW2 came, inductees were in horrible shape compared to later. I've
>read that many ate better eating c-rations and military fare than they'd
>eaten in ages. The military had to really boost them up nutritionally to
>have a fighting force.

The health of some of the soldiers was one of the factors leading to
the passing of the National School Lunch Act. Childhood nutrition
was realized to be a matter of national security.

Tara