Nutrition and health
1987
An expert task force report defines nutrition as the interaction between food components and living organisms, and discusses child development, the aging process, and problems of overnutrition and undernutrition. Attention also is given to Recommended Dietary Allowances for recomamended nutrient intakes and Dietary Guidelines for Americans for recommended food habits. Specific attention is given to the effects of special dietary problems (obesity) and chronic diseases of aging on nutritional status, with longevity and life quality given as products of healthful dietary habits.(wz)
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