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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... things in mind . To many people being obese means a full belly and that , therefore , you are well nourished ... thing . It emphasizes that our real vulner- able target group is the pregnant mother and the infant . This insult , if it ...
... things in mind . To many people being obese means a full belly and that , therefore , you are well nourished ... thing . It emphasizes that our real vulner- able target group is the pregnant mother and the infant . This insult , if it ...
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... things I am referring to are not even foods , the Department calls them products - cannot be used in some of the food programs because they are not of proven nutri- tional benefit . I think that Ms. Foreman's action is in the right ...
... things I am referring to are not even foods , the Department calls them products - cannot be used in some of the food programs because they are not of proven nutri- tional benefit . I think that Ms. Foreman's action is in the right ...
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... things are quite valuable - I think that what the Kellogg Co. has done in this instance is jumped the gun and not developed a scientifically based , considered fortification policy which considers the diet as a whole . Mr. SCHEUER . Has ...
... things are quite valuable - I think that what the Kellogg Co. has done in this instance is jumped the gun and not developed a scientifically based , considered fortification policy which considers the diet as a whole . Mr. SCHEUER . Has ...
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... things that one might expect in the future were outlined . Among one of the 20 or 30 items was the prospect of having a computer printout which would lay out an optimum menu for a day or for a week , say for a household . The food would ...
... things that one might expect in the future were outlined . Among one of the 20 or 30 items was the prospect of having a computer printout which would lay out an optimum menu for a day or for a week , say for a household . The food would ...
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... things , a program largely self - administered to provide a nutritionally sufficient diet , as well as the availability of food stamps free to those qualifying by income , number of dependents , and medical expenses . The board also rec ...
... things , a program largely self - administered to provide a nutritionally sufficient diet , as well as the availability of food stamps free to those qualifying by income , number of dependents , and medical expenses . The board also rec ...
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Page 557 - ... 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 623 - 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.
Page 533 - United Nations agencies such as the World Health Organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization, and the United Nations Bureau of Social Affairs.
Page 560 - COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES Mr. Chairman and Members of the subcommittee...
Page 530 - ... maintain food resources sufficient to meet emergency needs and to fulfill a responsible role as a nation in meeting world food needs, 3...
Page 440 - Many elderly persons do not eat adequately because (1) they cannot afford to do so ; (2) they lack the skills to select and prepare nourishing and well-balanced meals; (3) they have limited mobility which may impair their capacity to shop and cook for themselves; and (4) they have feelings of rejection and loneliness which obliterate the incentive necessary to prepare and eat a meal alone. These and other physiological, psychological, social, and economic changes that occur with aging result in a...
Page 563 - Only the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and the National Institute on Aging have a life-cycle perspective on research.
Page 335 - 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 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 528 - Toward a National Nutrition Policy The past year may represent a turning point in history.. Numerous developments including the energy crisis, inflation, rising food costs and depletion of our food reserves have convinced many knowledgable people that we are now entering an era which will be characterized by a shortage of resources including food. The high energy cost of producing food makes it clear that food and the energy supply are inextricably linked. For the first time, the capacity of the...