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• The Juicy 4,000-Year History of Pickles https://www.history.com/articles/pickles-history-timeline

• Common genetic architecture underlying young children’s food fussiness and liking for vegetables and fruit https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4807704/

• Attentional bias for vegetables is negatively associated with acceptability and is related to sensory properties https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0950329321003116

• How Snobbery Helped Take The Spice Out Of European Cooking https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/03/26/394339284/how-snobbery-helped-take-the-spice-out-of-european-cooking

• 5 Ways Kids Are Conditioned to Hate Vegetables https://maryannjacobsen.com/5-ways-kids-are-conditioned-to-hate-vegetables/#:~:text=another%20(taste).-,2.,preference%20for%20fruits%20and%20vegetables.

• Which Fruits Have Citric Acid? https://www.everydayhealth.com/nutrients-supplements/what-fruits-have-citric-acid/

• Food chemistry 101: what acidity really does in your cooking https://amatterofnourishment.com/2025/10/26/food-chemistry-101-what-acidity-really-does-in-your-cooking/

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• National Institute of Nutrition: 100 years of empowering the nation through nutrition - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6366263/

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• Historical Development of Chinese Dietary Patterns and Nutrition from the Ancient to the Modern Society - https://karger.com/books/book/2255/chapter-abstract/5720197/Historical-Development-of-Chinese-Dietary-Patterns?redirectedFrom=PDF

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• The British Market for Meat 1850-1914 - https://www.jstor.org/stable/3742485?read-now=1&oauth_data=eyJlbWFpbCI6Im96enlnYW1lcjcyNUBnbWFpbC5jb20iLCJpbnN0aXR1dGlvbklkcyI6W10sInByb3ZpZGVyIjoiZ29vZ2xlIn0&seq=3#page_scan_tab_contents

• The Victorians caused the meat eating crisis the world faces today – but they might help us solve it - https://theconversation.com/the-victorians-caused-the-meat-eating-crisis-the-world-faces-today-but-they-might-help-us-solve-it-109310

• Vital Protein: The Structure and Function of Protein - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/385364127_Vital_ProteinThe_Structure_and_Function_of_Protein

• Nutritional Biochemistry and the Amino Acid Composition of Proteins: the Early Years of Protein Chemistry. The Work of Thomas B. Osborne and Lafayette B. Mendel - https://www.jbc.org/article/S0021-9258(19)35800-4/fulltext

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• The “Fight over the Protein Minimum”. The conflict between scientific nutrition teaching and food reform in 19th and 20th century Germany - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18074324/

• Industry study sponsorship and conflicts of interest on the effect of unprocessed red meat on cardiovascular disease risk: a systematic review of clinical trials - https://ajcn.nutrition.org/article/S0002-9165(25)00126-1/abstract

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• Are ‘Incomplete’ Proteins a Myth? - https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/incomplete-protein

• HIGH PROTEIN VEGAN SOURCES HERE → The 18 Best Protein Sources for Vegans and Vegetarians - https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/protein-for-vegans-vegetarians

• Protein: What’s Enough? - https://www.heart.org/en/healthy-living/healthy-eating/eat-smart/nutrition-basics/protein-and-heart-health

• When it comes to protein, how much is too much? - https://www.health.harvard.edu/nutrition/when-it-comes-to-protein-how-much-is-too-much

• Animal Protein versus Plant Protein in Supporting Lean Mass and Muscle Strength: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7926405/

• The Role of the Anabolic Properties of Plant- versus Animal-Based Protein Sources in Supporting Muscle Mass Maintenance: A Critical Review - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6723444/

• Protein Adequacy, Plant Protein Proportion, and Main Plant Protein Sources Consumed Across Vegan, Vegetarian, Pescovegetarian, and Semivegetarian Diets: A Systematic Review - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022316624004504#bib45

• Protein turnover, amino acid requirements and recommendations for athletes and active populations - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3854183/

• Nutritional Considerations for the Vegan Athlete - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10334161/#abs0010

• The Impact of Vegan and Vegetarian Diets on Physical Performance and Molecular Signaling in Skeletal Muscle - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8623732/

• Intake and adequacy of the vegan diet. A systematic review of the evidence - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0261561420306567

• French Study → Comparison of Sociodemographic and Nutritional Characteristics between Self-Reported Vegetarians, Vegans, and Meat-Eaters from the NutriNet-Santé Study - https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/9/9/1023#B56-nutrients-09-01023

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