/oss/taxonomy/term/146/all en /oss/article/health-history/science-behind-spoonful-sugar <p><em>Mary Poppins</em>, starring Julie Andrews, was a big hit for Disney studios in 1964. The film was a musicalized version of the children’s books about a magical English nanny written between 1934 and 1988 by P.L. Travers. The movie featured a number of songs written by Robert and Richard Sherman including the catchy tune sung by Andrews with the line, “A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down.”</p> Fri, 20 Jan 2017 19:45:37 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 1407 at /oss