FoodReview: Piecing Together A Healthier Diet, Vol. 19, No. 1
Rosanna Mentzer Morrison, Economics Editor
FoodReview No. (FR-19-1)
December 1996
About this magazine
This issue of FoodReview looks at America’s diet and what this means for diet quality, nutrition, and health. The role of nutritionists, health care professionals, and dietitians in this dynamic arena is clear, but what about the economist? The most obvious role is one of that profession’s mainstays: estimating costs and benefits. In the nutrition area, this translates into estimating the costs of medical care and lost productivity that diet-related diseases impose on society, and, likewise, the benefits of increased intake of certain nutrients, such as calcium, in helping to prevent diseases, such as osteoporosis. Balancing costs and benefits helps ensure efficient use of resources in Government activities, such as nutrition education programs.
In this report ...
Articles are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.
- Frontmatter (Upfront, Contents), 227 kb
- The American Diet: A Costly Health Problem, 234 kb
- Many Americans Are Not Meeting Food Guide Pyramid Dietary Recommendations, 359 kb
- Nutritional Quality of American Children's Diets, 253 kb
- Dietary Fiber: Is Information the Key?, 206 kb
- Osteoporosis-Related Hip Fractures Cost $13 Billion to $18 Billion Yearly, 223 kb
- Price and Income Affect Nutrients Consumed From Meats, 268 kb
- USDA's Role in Nutrition Education and Evaluation, 233 kb
- Do Consumers Trust Food-Safety Information?, 640 kb
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Updated date: December 1996
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