In July 1943 rationing was introduced to tea (2 ounces), margarine (6 ounces in conjunction with butter, initially to a person's own choice), and cooking fats (2 ounces, initially could be taken ...

Crucially, while rationing saw many changes in the diets of people in the UK, it appears that cutting down on sugar made a ...

They analyzed the health records of roughly 60,000 adults born between October 1951 and March 1956—some who were conceived during rationing, and some who were conceived after rationing ended.

Major UK supermarkets have started rationing the sale of some staple fruits and salad vegetables, blaming poor weather in Spain and north Africa for shortages that the UK government warned could ...