Surgeon General’s Report on Nutrition & Health: Summary & Recommendations

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Year: 1988
Pages: 78
Binding Paperback

Product Code: 0788107445

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C. Everett Koop (au). The first Surgeon General’s report on nutrition & health. The main conclusion is that the over consumption of foods high in fats, often at the expense of foods high in complex carbohydrates & fiber, is a major concern for Americans. The report focuses on the relationship of diet to the occurrence of chronic diseases, such as: cancer, diabetes, obesity, heart disease, etc. Includes: selected events in the history of nutritional science to 1950; selected Federal domestic nutrition policy milestones, 1862-1988; Federal dietary recommendations for the general public, 1917-1988; & implications for public health policy.

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