Episode 464
What are the impacts of an aristocrat's diet?
Throughout history, how does nutrition affect the rich and the poor?
Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists
February 22, 20213m 30s
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Show Notes
James got in touch to ask us: "What were the health impacts of the vastly different diets and lifestyles of aristocrats and peasants? Would wealthy Roman patricians be much smarter than plebeians based solely on improved nutrition?" Hungry for answers, Adam Murphy spoke to University of Cambridge archaeologist Sam Leggett, and the University of Bristol's Julie Dunne... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Topics
fooddiet through historyaristocrat dietroman dietmedieval dietsam leggettjulie dunneuniversity of cambridgeuniversity of bristol