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population. In order to use the findings of the early surveys for nutritional guidance, nutrition intervention programs, and food and agricultural policy, it became obvious that information beyond what Americans eat was needed; for example, we needed information on social, economic, demographic, and cultural factors associated with varying food patterns.
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Compliance win Nutritional Guidance The NECS data were analyzed to determine the extent to which respondents chose foods that conformed to the basic four food guidance approach the major nutrition education effort at the time of the survey (Crocetti and Guthrie, 1982; Guthne and Wright, 19841. At least onehalf the number of recommended servings from each of the four food
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Data from He NFCS and NHANES are voluminous, and nutritionists must continue to study Hem in order to answer questions about relationships among food patterns, nutrient adequacy, health indicators, and social factors. The following two papers analyze data from the NFCS that relate to variety in the diet and to snacking and eating away from home; such analyses provide a better understanding of the complexities of Amencan eating patterns and a stronger foundation on which to base nutrition policies and education efforts.
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Human Nutrition Information Service, Consumer Nutrition Division, Nationwide Food Consumption Survey 1977-78, Report No. l-1, August.
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