Could you cope with just a handful of sugar and one egg a week?
Rationing introduced in World War Two meant diets were restricted. But were they healthier than the average diet today?
Made by BBC Ideas in partnership with the Royal Society, external
Animated by OOF Animation, voiceover by Dr Radha Modgil, originally published 25th September 2024
Photographs of Elsie Widdowson and Robert McCance thanks to Dr Margaret Ashwell OBE