The Problem of Changing Food Habits Report of the Committee on Food Habits 1941-1943 (1943) / Chapter Skim
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History of the Committee on Food Habits
History of the Committee on Food Habits
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The questions immediately arose as to what could be done to improve the nutritional status of the population and as to hove this could be accomplisl~ecl on else basis of else best scientific judgment, derived not only from our knowledge of the scientific facts of nutrition, but also from the technical study and interpretation of the sociocultural factors affecting the food folkways throughout the nation. As a result of these negotiations, the National Research Council, early in December of ~940, established two interdivisional committees in the life sciences on Chicle the chairmen of the Divisions of the Medical Sciences, of Biology and Agriculture, and of Anthropology and Psychology, are ex officio members.
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Sweeny William Lloyd Warner Liaison Members from the Federal Government Martha Eliot Paul E Howe Rensis Likert Carroll E
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On the women, more than on anyone else, depends, in the short run and in the long run, the fanaily's diet, both as to choice of food and as to preparation thereof. But the man should not be left out of the picture, even at the local level, as the men too have a voice 7 and sometimes the deciding voice, in choice and preparation of the family food." In dealing with the fourth question, the Committee recommended that the fullest possible use be made of leaflets, booklets, posters, and nutrition films and that the program of the National Nutrition Education Campaign "be
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The first of these conferences was held in Washington on May 23 and 24, i~nmedie.tely preceding the National Nutrition Conference called by President Roosevelt. These two days were devoted to brief reports from ~5 individuals upon a variety of investigations into the problems of food habits conducted throughout the country by several colleges, universities, and research centers, as well as by some of the government departments, such as the Department of Agriculture, the Office of Education, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
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That it reaffirm its early unanimous action calling for the mobilization of such resources as will make the necessary foods available and will unite existing federal, state, and private agencies in the promotion of an effective plan for improving food habits; That it be informed of the governmental personnel and program set up to implement the improvement of food habits in order that the Food Habits Committee may be guided in its advisory and research functions, for example in recommending surveys of present conditions, the evaluation of proposed undertakings,'and measures of the effectiveness of programs; "c. That its action calling for the evaluation of educational programs and related researches be recognized by adequate actions and appropriations within the designated governmental agency;
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During the summer of i94~ the work of the Committee progressed slowly, due to the unavoidable lack of active leadership and the equally unavoidable delay in the appointment of a new chairman. However, the world upon the study of the food habits of the Italians in this country was carried forward lay Miss Nizzardini.
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"The Committee on Food Habits should assume the responsibility of making scientifically sound recommendations to the appropriate governmental agencies upon the characteristics of the variety of food habits throughout our nation, and upon the methods of controlling the cultural forces which cause them to change." The reorganization recommended by the chairman involved three changes of policy. In the first place, it was strongly urged that a full time paid executive secretary be employed and placed in charge of a Washington office of the Committee.
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The Committee further agreed that objectives were twofold: first, to analyze and interpret existing technical knowledge upon the methods and principles of the several disciplines represented by its membership in such a way that this technical knowledge may be applied specifically to the field of food habits, and second, to establish research projects which will furnish information upon methods and principles applicable to the field of food habits, concerning which the Committee does not now possess sufficient knowledge.
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Mead established contact and liaison relations with seventeen government agencies actively concerned with the nutrition program through Dr. Wilson in the Office of Defense Health and Welfare Services of the Federal Security Agency.
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Yet its achievements are all closely related and in their entirety constitute an integrated approach to the factual problems of definition and description of dietary patterns, to the psychological problems involved in the individual conformity or non-conformity to cultural norms, and to the applied science problems of bringing traditional dietary patterns into conformity faith the findings of the science of nutrition. The technical details included in the reports and releases which have been issued demonstrate the complementary nature of the work of the Committee to that of the Food and Nutrition Board.
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History of the Committee I9 ~itl~in itself, the Committee on Food Habits has become integrated and has grown into a closely knit, smoothly functioning group of scientists who have contributed generously and without reservation their technical knowledge and experience to the discussion and the attempted solution of the problems presented to the Committee. The story of the Committee on Food Habits records a reasonably successful attempt on the part of a loony of scientists chosen from several disciplines to work together for the purpose of aiding government officials with vision in their desire to take advantage of scientific knowledge in furthering the interests of flee people of our country.
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