title: Application of models to the determination of nutrient requirements: an overview.
abstract: The events leading up to this symposium are reviewed. The importance of recognizing the inherent differences between mathematics, a logical science, and nutrition, an empirical science, are emphasized. The role of modeling leading to the proposal that vitamin B-6 requirements for growth can be estimated by multiplying 15 nmol/g times the grams of daily gain is discussed. The goals and organization of the symposium are summarized.
authors.affiliation: Biochemistry Department, Fort Wayne State Developmental Center, IN 46835.
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Coburn
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D008433:Mathematics; D008954:Models, Biological; D009751:Nutritional Requirements