Question $20(1$ point$)$

Identify, below, what was most influential in redefining the American food inventory and diet in the mid to late $19$ th century

A$.$ Thompsonianism's cry to abandon modern processed food caused a significant shift of the population's food habits back to more wholesome food choices

B$.$ The railroad expansion between $1848$ and $1880$ with its ice$-$refrigerated cars and expansive rail network, facilitated the vast distribution of fresh beef, hogs and mutton thereby changing the American food industry and the American diet

C$.$ Sylvester Graham's writings inspired the Health Reform Movement to convince the US population to embrace temperance in eating and more traditional eating habits

D$.$ The $1938$ Food Drug and Cosmetic Act incentivised the US public to consume foods that were pure and free of additives