In 1995 the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) developed the Health School Menus Initiative (HSMI) to ensure that school age children are provided meals that are consistent with dietary guidelines and current nutrition information. The USDA developed review instruments to evaluate the implementation of the HSMI nationwide. These…

Delegation, elaboration, and sharing of nutritional information and care within the multidisciplinary team of the Children and Youth Projects may well serve as the model for integrating nutrition into the Health Maintenance Organizations concept. (Authors)

This is a selective annotated bibliography of material on food habits and factors affecting them, published during the period 1928-1972. References are mainly in English, although a few in European languages are included, and represent information primarily from scholarly and professional journals. Entries are organized by subject and author. (LK)

New research suggests that personalities prone to extreme violence can be predicted by analysis of chemical elements found in human hair. Methodology employed and results obtained are highlighted and discussed. Relationships between diet and human behavior are also discussed. (JN)

Examined relationship between nutrition-related teacher (N=62) characteristics and effective nutrition education for their teenage students (N=1,073). Instruments used assessed such teacher characteristics as nutrition knowledge, dietary practices, and self-confidence as nutrition educators as well as students' knowledge and dietary practices…

It is important that nutrition education be made part of the regular and postgraduate curriculum in all medical schools. The medical student should be provided training in nutrition and dietetics, both as part of the basic science syllabus and of the clinical aspects as they apply to disease states. (MSE)

Dental caries (tooth decay) and periodontal (gum) disease are treated/prevented by procedures utilizing chemical expertise. Procedures and suggestions on how they might be incorporated into the high school chemistry curriculum are described. Specific topics discussed include dental caries, fluoride, diet, tooth decay prevention, silver amalgan,…

Presents one-year follow-up of clients completing a behavioral weight reduction program at Stanford University's Eating Disorders Clinic. Clients maintained in-treatment weight loss over the follow-up period, but there was marked variability and a low correlation between in-treatment and posttreatment performance. Clients reported significant…

Describes an affective-based nutrition education program that promotes improvement of attitudes about nutrition and health as a means of improving dietary behavior. Content emphasizes nutrients of particular concern for women during childbearing years. Stability of instruments used in the program was demonstrated. (CS)

This article describes a study of a nutrition education program using the school lunch program as a teaching resource involving 63 fourth-grade students. Results of a lunch survey and computer analysis of dietary intake indicates behavioral changes and increased comprehension of principles occur. (Author/SA)

This article describes a study in which the attitudes of 83 elementary school teachers were assessed with regard to participation in a school lunch program. Results show that teachers' positive attitudes about food quality and negative attitudes about eating with students emerged as predictors of student participation in school lunch. (Author/SA)

Results of an ongoing analysis of the household's choice of diet for its children under three years and how that diet relates to the child's growth. Focuses on the extent to which family income and mother's education are obstacles to the provision of adequate diets for children in poor American families. (CT)

Discussed are the specific recommendations of the Task Force of the first National Conference on Nutrition Education directed toward education of the general public, low-income and elderly populations, and persons with diet-related diseases. (SA)

This task force report presents 10 issues considered important to nutrition education: goals, approaches, advocacy, coordination, training, financing, research, evaluation, follow-up, and information linkages. (SA)

This article focuses on the characteristics of the nutritional background of the American public. Issues and recommendations are presented that are intended to describe the goals and target groups for nutrition education in the 1980s. (SA)