Nutrition-related Oversight Review: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Scientific Planning, Analysis and Cooperation of the Committee on Science and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives, Ninety-fifth Congress, First SessionU.S. Government Printing Office, 1977 - 792 pages |
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... dietary data revealed some extremely poor dietary patterns , and lack of nutrition knowledge . Recently , Dr. J. S. MacGregor , et.al . , * shared with me his manuscript on " Brain Growth Jeopardized by Undernutrition in the United ...
... dietary data revealed some extremely poor dietary patterns , and lack of nutrition knowledge . Recently , Dr. J. S. MacGregor , et.al . , * shared with me his manuscript on " Brain Growth Jeopardized by Undernutrition in the United ...
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... diets consumed are marginal to deficient in Vitamin B6 , Vitamin A , folic acid and Zinc , in addition to iron . The ... dietary iron . Iron deficiency reduces the ability of the red blood cells to transport oxygen to other tissues of ...
... diets consumed are marginal to deficient in Vitamin B6 , Vitamin A , folic acid and Zinc , in addition to iron . The ... dietary iron . Iron deficiency reduces the ability of the red blood cells to transport oxygen to other tissues of ...
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... dietary , and anthropometric data were defined in the HEW publi- cation . The five States categorized as " Low Income , " i.c. , having the greatest percentage ( from 46 to 63 % ) of families below the poverty index ratio ( PIR ) , were ...
... dietary , and anthropometric data were defined in the HEW publi- cation . The five States categorized as " Low Income , " i.c. , having the greatest percentage ( from 46 to 63 % ) of families below the poverty index ratio ( PIR ) , were ...
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... dietary allowances ( RDA ) established by the Food and Nutrition Board of the National Research Council . The Board eval- uates animal and human research reports relating to nutrition in respect to general metabolic requirements ...
... dietary allowances ( RDA ) established by the Food and Nutrition Board of the National Research Council . The Board eval- uates animal and human research reports relating to nutrition in respect to general metabolic requirements ...
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... 3X POVERTY PNS N 151 102 PREGNANT 201 122 34 INFANTS 556 260 132 CHILDREN 246 570 398 CHILDREN WOMEN FIGURE 1. - Incidence of severe deficiency at three levels of income . Figure I is based on dietary recall data from four. 44.
... 3X POVERTY PNS N 151 102 PREGNANT 201 122 34 INFANTS 556 260 132 CHILDREN 246 570 398 CHILDREN WOMEN FIGURE 1. - Incidence of severe deficiency at three levels of income . Figure I is based on dietary recall data from four. 44.
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Page 541 - ... and promoting the coordination of all such researches and activities and the useful application of their results ; training personnel in matters relating to mental health ; and developing, and assisting States in the use of the most effective methods of prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of psychiatric disorders.
Page 547 - Only the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and the National Institute on Aging have a life-cycle perspective on research.
Page 488 - It is for such institutions as that over which you preside so worthily, sir, to do justice to our country, its productions, and its genius. It is the work to which the young men you are forming should lay their hands.
Page 517 - United Nations agencies such as the World Health Organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization, and the United Nations Bureau of Social Affairs.
Page 63 - In the Mississippi delta, in the coal fields of Appalachia and in coastal South Carolina — where visitors ten years ago could quickly see large numbers of stunted, apathetic children with swollen stomachs and the dull eyes and poorly healing wounds characteristic of malnutrition — such children are not to be seen in such numbers.
Page 544 - COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES Mr. Chairman and Members of the subcommittee...
Page 514 - ... maintain food resources sufficient to meet emergency needs and to fulfill a responsible role as a nation in meeting world food needs, 3...
Page 332 - ... efficient distribution of food between countries and within countries. Governments should initiate immediately a greater concerted attack on chronic malnutrition and deficiency diseases among the vulnerable and lower income groups. In order to ensure adequate nutrition for all, Governments should formulate appropriate food and nutrition policies integrated in over-all socio-economic and agricultural development plans based on adequate knowledge of available as well as potential food resources....
Page 331 - It is a fundamental responsibility of Governments to work together for higher food production and a more equitable and efficient distribution of food I'M ween countries and within countries.
Page 603 - COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, SUBCOMMITTEE ON DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC PLANNING, ANALYSIS, AND COOPERATION, Washington, DC The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 10:15 am, in room 2318, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon.