title: Dietary inquiries in public health practice.
abstract: Public health administrations are responsible for monitoring the availability and use of foods. The information required can be obtained cheaply and easily by asking schoolchildren about the foods they have consumed. When the mean weights of adults is low and the number of kinds of food in use is small, nutritional problems probably exist and must be investigated. The same indicators may also be useful in the identification of families affected by poverty.
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Wadsworth
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002669:Child Welfare; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004032:Diet; D005502:Food; D006801:Humans; D011203:Poverty; D011364:Professional Practice; D011634:Public Health