For its annual symposium in 1984, the Food and Nutrition Board posed the key nutritional question: "What is America eating?" This resultant volume explains dietary habits, examines the impact of fast-food proliferation and the changing role of women as it affects dietary behavior, and analyzes the nutritional consequences of national dietary trends. Speakers focused on what major food consumption surveys and large-scale studies have demonstrated, including factors that shape eating patterns, eating trends such as snacking and food variety, nutrition policy and its effects on diet, and the overall nutritional status of the U.S. population.
Food and Nutrition Board, National Research Council
Front MatterIntroductionI. Eating Patterns, Nutrition, and Health in the United StatesThe Joint Nutrition Monitoring Evaluation CommitteeNutritional Status of the U.S. Population: Iron, Vitamin C, and ZincII. What Factors Shape Eating Patterns?IntroductionEconomics and NutritionThe Acquisition of Likes and Dislikes for FoodFactors That Shape Eating Patterns: A Consumer Behavior PerspectiveIII. Eating Trends and Nutritional ConsequencesIntroductionSnacking and Eating Away from HomeVariety in FoodsIV. Perspectives on Nutrition Programs, Policy, and ResearchIntroductionThe Role of Nutrition Research in Policy and Program PlanningThe Food Industry and NutritionNutrition EducationAssessment of Diet Quality and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Nutrition Policy and ResearchLegal Advocacy for the Hungry and Malnourished: How Can Nutrition Scientists Help?Participants and CoauthorsIndex
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