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aqme28today at 11:26 AM1 replyview on HN

It's interesting how some of these came to the right conclusions (given sanitary standards at the time) but for entirely the wrong reasons. A lot of the food that was unhealthy was food that could go bad quickly or carry illnesses


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maxericksontoday at 11:29 AM

If you recognize something is bad but lack the knowledge to explain it, it isn't completely crazy to invent a taboo against it.