The National Food Service: A cautionary tale - JASGBI Summer 2015, Number 46

Rew DA. pp 32-33

The Second World War catalysed a major reform in the allocation of food and food-related services across the UK. German submarine and maritime surface raiding warfare had led to a catastrophic disruption of the food supply chain. This in turn led to the introduction of a highly efficient, explicit and equitable food rationing system to ensure that basic dietary needs were met for all citizenry. A paradoxical benefit of this naval siege of a proud island race was that dietary related indicators of health have never been surpassed. The island itself floated several inches higher relative to mean sea level than it does today.

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