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Dr Whitehead, described parallel studies carried out in England and the Gambia on the nutritional needs of infants and pregnant women. He reported that in The Gambia, prevalence of low birth weight infants is almost 20%, compared with only 6% normally encountered in industrial countries.
Roger G. Whitehead and Brian Wharton
The British Nutrition Foundation's third annual conference was held recently in London. The overall theme of the conference was ‘Food and Health — A Perspective for the '80s’, and…
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The British Nutrition Foundation's third annual conference was held recently in London. The overall theme of the conference was ‘Food and Health — A Perspective for the '80s’, and in the fifth session the subject was mothers and children.
A national conference, held recently in London and sponsored by Cow and Gate Clinical Care for Research into Ageing, discussed the issue of nutrition and ageing.
Briefly outlines the main objectives of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF) research programme on optimal nutrition status. Summarizes the project portfolio and…
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Briefly outlines the main objectives of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF) research programme on optimal nutrition status. Summarizes the project portfolio and lists recent, current and future research topics in the programme. Also looks at future plans in the light of the major nutrition review of MAFF‐funded research in 1996 and the research requirements requested that will take the programme into the next millennium.
To most readers of Nutrition and Food Science, “McCance and Widdowson” is the name of the book they will reach for when they need to, say, compare the protein content of a cheese…
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To most readers of Nutrition and Food Science, “McCance and Widdowson” is the name of the book they will reach for when they need to, say, compare the protein content of a cheese sandwich and a sausage roll. The Chemical Composition of Foods was first published in 1940 and even now in its fifth edition it is still very much the “bible” for nutritionists, food scientists, dietitians and many others.
The scientific basis of MAFF′s policy on the chemical safety offood is described. Examples are provided of the independent advisorycommittee structure which depends on scientific…
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The scientific basis of MAFF′s policy on the chemical safety of food is described. Examples are provided of the independent advisory committee structure which depends on scientific information and advice in formulating proposals to Government. This science takes the form of pre‐market evaluations of chemical products such as food additives, pesticides and veterinary products and subsequently extends to the monitoring of their presence in the diet as part of a wide‐ranging surveillance programme of the UK′s food supply for food additives, nutrients and contaminants.
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Ergonomists differ on the subject of adjustable tables for visual display units. Some feel they're a late response to a poorly designed VDU: others that they offer a legitimate…
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Ergonomists differ on the subject of adjustable tables for visual display units. Some feel they're a late response to a poorly designed VDU: others that they offer a legitimate additional level of sophistication in furniture design, desirable when one person will be using a work station and essential when the workstation and VDU are to be shared. We examine the arguments and set out simple guidelines.
In view of the latest research in the international field of nutrition, there is considerable debate about the need to revise daily recommended allowances of energy and nutrients
Alison Paul, Thomas Moore and Ivan M Sharman
In 1987 the Medical Research Council's Dunn Nutrition Unit celebrated its Diamond Jubilee.1 What was the background to the Council setting up a Nutrition research establishment in…
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In 1987 the Medical Research Council's Dunn Nutrition Unit celebrated its Diamond Jubilee.1 What was the background to the Council setting up a Nutrition research establishment in 1927? Why was Cambridge chosen and why is it called the Dunn?
Presents the scientific methodology from the enlarged cybernetical perspective that recognizes the anisotropy of time, the probabilistic character of natural laws, and the entry…
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Presents the scientific methodology from the enlarged cybernetical perspective that recognizes the anisotropy of time, the probabilistic character of natural laws, and the entry that the incomplete determinism in Nature opens to the occurrence of innovation, growth, organization, teleology communication, control, contest and freedom. The new tier to the methodological edifice that cybernetics provides stands on the earlier tiers, which go back to the Ionians (c. 500 BC). However, the new insights reveal flaws in the earlier tiers, and their removal strengthens the entire edifice. The new concepts of teleological activity and contest allow the clear demarcation of the military sciences as those whose subject matter is teleological activity involving contest. The paramount question “what ought to be done”, outside the empirical realm, is embraced by the scientific methodology. It also embraces the cognitive sciences that ask how the human mind is able to discover, and how the sequence of discoveries might converge to a true description of reality.
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