Results supported the hypothesis that alcohol-related performance decrements would be observed in the vigilance and motor activity task performance of four year olds, even after adjusting for the effects of nicotine, in children whose mothers were generally not alcoholics but only social drinkers of varying amounts. (Author/AS)

Discusses the principle environmental/dietary factors related to diseases characteristic of developed countries. Suggests doubling fiber and starch, cutting sugar/salt in half, and cutting fat by one-third. Indicates that alcohol consumption, poor diet, drug abuse and lack of exercise are detrimental to good health. (JM)