What Is America Eating? Proceedings of a Symposium (1986) / Chapter Skim
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To create a bridge between those two sections, we will now explore factors that may be shaping or causing eating patterns and the observed changes. Increased knowledge of factors that shape eating patterns can contribute to an improved understanding of nutrition status, a more compile capacity for anticipating trends in eating patterns, and finally, better education and intervention programs to improve the nutrition and health status of the U.S.
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The observed response is the allocation of the food budget or income to different food items. Extensions of the economic choice theory involve adjustments for factors believed to influence preferences, the technology for processing purchased foods into edible forms, time requirements for food preparation, the education levels of individuals, and investments in food preparation and related equipment.
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The three frameworks suggest various measurements and various ways of processing new and older data. In general, they have the potential to improve the scientific basis for public health policy; nutrition education; and intervention programs that are designed to control the food supply, information on the food supply, food assistance programs, and the multitude of factors influencing choices of foods and observed eating patterns.
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