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EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS chapter on nutrition basics is included to assist in the selection of lower-fat, -sugar, and -salt foods. Helpful resources and readings are also given. Parents, teachers, and foodservice personnel interested in maximizing school food programs will find this manual informative and helpful. Eating Better
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take of energy and 8 selected nutrients as determined by dietary interviews consisting of a 24-hour recall and a food frequency questionnaire. Data are broken down by age, sex, race, and income. REPORT
Dietary Sugars in Health and Disease. From Life Sciences Research Office, Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, 9650 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20014, avg. 50 pp., free. A series of reports under the above general title reviews the nutritional significance of selected refined carbohydrates. Reports on fructose, xylitol, sorbitol, and mannitol are available. An additional study examines the possible role of fructose, xylitol, and sorbitol in dietary management for people with diabetes. PAPER
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The Control of Endemic Goitre, DeMaeyer, E. M., F. W. Lowenstein, and C. H. ThiJIy, 1979. From World Health Organization Publications Centre, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210, 86 pp., $7. In many parts of the world, endemic goiter is at a level which calls for public health intervention. This volume presents data on the prevalence of the problem as well as information on the technical aspects of salt iodination and the use of iodinated oil injections to control goiter.
Evaluation in Nonformal Education: The need for practitioner evaluation, Kinsey, D.C., 1978. From Center for International Education, Hills House South, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, 29 pp., $2. Planners and practitioners involved in nonformal education situations, Le., those outside the formal school system, will be interested in this theoretical paper. It examines the inappropriateness of simply applying formal evaluative methods to nonformal learning situations and defines evaluation criteria that are useful in adapting formal methods to meet more varied needs.
REVIEW
Current Knowledge on Breastfeeding: A review for medical practitioners, Psiaki, D., C. Olson, and D. Kaplowitz, 1980. From Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, 28 pp., $2.50, quantity discounts available. An update section has been added to this excellent professional resource, previously published in 1977 (JNE 10:140, 1978). REPORT
Dietary Intake Source Data, United States 1971-74, 1979. From National Center for Health Statistics, 3700 East West Highway, Hyattsville, MD 20782, DHEW Pub. no. (PHS) 79-1221, 504 pp., free. This voluminous tome, full of figures, presents findings of HANES on dietary in166
JOURNAL OF NUTRITION EDUCATION
PROCEEDINGS
Food in Contemporary Society: StokelyVan Camp Annual Symposium, 1979. From Department of Food Science, Nutrition, and Food Systems Administration, College of Home Economics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37916, 203 pp., $10. "Public Policy and Preventive Nutrition" was the topic of this first meeting of the symposium. Half-a-dozen reports each from government, industry, and academia are contained in the proceedings. REPORT
Food Prices in Perspective: A summary analysis, 1979. From Economics, Statistics, and Cooperatives Service, USDA,
Washington, DC 20250, 9 pp., free. The full report is also available, free. The questions of why food prices rose an average of over 9% per year from 1973 to 1979 and what can be done to slow this rate of increase are the subjects of this summary report. It isolates factors that will continue upward pressure on prices and suggests actions that could help to slow price increases. PAPER
A Good Nutritional Start: Improving the nutrition of mothers and young children, Jelliffe, D.B., and E.F.P. JeJliffe, eds., 1979. From IYC Secretariat, Technical Division, 866 United Nations Plaza, Room A-3106, New York, NY 10017, 57 pp., also available in Spanish and French, single copy free, additional copies, $2. These 3 papers discuss the topics "Dyadic Infant Feeding," "Approaches to Inadequate Lactation," and "Current Views on Weaning Mixtures." The statements reflect the recommendations of the International Union of Nutritional Sciences and are well researched and current. They are of interest to WIC nutritionists and other prenatal and infant nutrition counselors throughout the world. REPORT
Hucksters in the Classroom, Harty, S., 1979. From Center for Study of Responsive Law, Box 19367, Washington, DC 20036, 190 pp., $20 for industry, $10 for others. Once referred to by many people as "propaganda" but now called "educational materials," industry-pr
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take of energy and 8 selected nutrients as determined by dietary interviews consisting of a 24-hour recall and a food frequency questionnaire. Data are broken down by age, sex, race, and income. REPORT
Dietary Sugars in Health and Disease. From Life Sciences Research Office, Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, 9650 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20014, avg. 50 pp., free. A series of reports under the above general title reviews the nutritional significance of selected refined carbohydrates. Reports on fructose, xylitol, sorbitol, and mannitol are available. An additional study examines the possible role of fructose, xylitol, and sorbitol in dietary management for people with diabetes. PAPER
REPORT
The Control of Endemic Goitre, DeMaeyer, E. M., F. W. Lowenstein, and C. H. ThiJIy, 1979. From World Health Organization Publications Centre, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210, 86 pp., $7. In many parts of the world, endemic goiter is at a level which calls for public health intervention. This volume presents data on the prevalence of the problem as well as information on the technical aspects of salt iodination and the use of iodinated oil injections to control goiter.
Evaluation in Nonformal Education: The need for practitioner evaluation, Kinsey, D.C., 1978. From Center for International Education, Hills House South, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, 29 pp., $2. Planners and practitioners involved in nonformal education situations, Le., those outside the formal school system, will be interested in this theoretical paper. It examines the inappropriateness of simply applying formal evaluative methods to nonformal learning situations and defines evaluation criteria that are useful in adapting formal methods to meet more varied needs.
REVIEW
Current Knowledge on Breastfeeding: A review for medical practitioners, Psiaki, D., C. Olson, and D. Kaplowitz, 1980. From Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, 28 pp., $2.50, quantity discounts available. An update section has been added to this excellent professional resource, previously published in 1977 (JNE 10:140, 1978). REPORT
Dietary Intake Source Data, United States 1971-74, 1979. From National Center for Health Statistics, 3700 East West Highway, Hyattsville, MD 20782, DHEW Pub. no. (PHS) 79-1221, 504 pp., free. This voluminous tome, full of figures, presents findings of HANES on dietary in166
JOURNAL OF NUTRITION EDUCATION
PROCEEDINGS
Food in Contemporary Society: StokelyVan Camp Annual Symposium, 1979. From Department of Food Science, Nutrition, and Food Systems Administration, College of Home Economics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37916, 203 pp., $10. "Public Policy and Preventive Nutrition" was the topic of this first meeting of the symposium. Half-a-dozen reports each from government, industry, and academia are contained in the proceedings. REPORT
Food Prices in Perspective: A summary analysis, 1979. From Economics, Statistics, and Cooperatives Service, USDA,
Washington, DC 20250, 9 pp., free. The full report is also available, free. The questions of why food prices rose an average of over 9% per year from 1973 to 1979 and what can be done to slow this rate of increase are the subjects of this summary report. It isolates factors that will continue upward pressure on prices and suggests actions that could help to slow price increases. PAPER
A Good Nutritional Start: Improving the nutrition of mothers and young children, Jelliffe, D.B., and E.F.P. JeJliffe, eds., 1979. From IYC Secretariat, Technical Division, 866 United Nations Plaza, Room A-3106, New York, NY 10017, 57 pp., also available in Spanish and French, single copy free, additional copies, $2. These 3 papers discuss the topics "Dyadic Infant Feeding," "Approaches to Inadequate Lactation," and "Current Views on Weaning Mixtures." The statements reflect the recommendations of the International Union of Nutritional Sciences and are well researched and current. They are of interest to WIC nutritionists and other prenatal and infant nutrition counselors throughout the world. REPORT
Hucksters in the Classroom, Harty, S., 1979. From Center for Study of Responsive Law, Box 19367, Washington, DC 20036, 190 pp., $20 for industry, $10 for others. Once referred to by many people as "propaganda" but now called "educational materials," industry-pr
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HUCKSTERS IN Ttll
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CLASSROOM
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VOLUME
12
NUMBER
3
1980