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* [[Skittles are symbolic of late-stage consumerism]]
* [[Skittles are symbolic of late-stage consumerism]]
* ''[[The Things They Candied]]''
* ''[[The Things They Candied]]''
''[[Young Nations At War]]''
* ''[[Young Nations At War]]''


== Nonfiction cross-reference ==
== Nonfiction cross-reference ==

Revision as of 17:50, 11 August 2021

"Sweet Tooth, Soldier?" poster.

"Sweet Tooth, Soldier?" was a World War Two era health program initiated and run by the United States Army in an effort to reduce sugar abuse by soldiers.

Motto

"Sweet Tooth, Soldier? She may be a bag of Skittles."

—US Army manual (circa WW2) on Blood Sugar and Dental Caries Hazards and Prevention

In the News

Fiction cross-reference

Nonfiction cross-reference

External links

  • Post @ Twitter (13 May 2021)