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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.

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