Improving America's Diet and Health:

From Recommendations to Action

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Size: 256 pages, 6 x 9

Publication Year:1991

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Paul R. Thomas, Editor; Committee on Dietary Guidelines Implementation, Institute of Medicine
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Front Matter	i-xvi
1 Summary	1-17	(skim)
2 Introduction	18-32	(skim)
3 Determinants of Food Choice and Prospects for Modifying Food Attitudes and Behavior	33-83	(skim)
4 Interpretation and Application of the Recommendations in the Diet and Health Report	84-111	(skim)
5 Public Sector: Strategies and Actions for Implementation	112-139	(skim)
6 Private Sector: Strategies and Actions for Implementation	140-167	(skim)
7 Health-Care Professionals: Strategies and Actions for Implementation	168-183	(skim)
8 Education of the Public: Strategies and Actions for Implementation	184-209	(skim)
9 Directions for Research	210-214	(skim)
Appendix A: Dietary Recommendations	215-217	(skim)
Appendix B: Summary of Committee's Major Recommendations	218-226	(skim)
Acronyms	227-228	(skim)
Index	229-239	(skim)

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Written and organized to be accessible to a wide range of readers, Improving America's Diet and Health explores how Americans can be persuaded to adopt healthier eating habits. Moving well beyond the "pamphlet and public service announcement" approach to dietary change, this volume investigates current eating patterns in this country, consumers' beliefs and attitudes about food and nutrition, the theory and practice of promoting healthy behaviors, and needs for further research.
The core of the volume consists of strategies and actions targeted to sectors of society--government, the private sector, the health professions, the education community--that have special responsibilities for encouraging and enabling consumers to eat better. These recommendations form the basis for three principal strategies necessary to further the implementation of dietary recommendations in the United States.

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