Book Reviews in Brief Food and Nutrition Education in the

Primary School, F AO Nutritional Studies, No. 25,1971. From UNIPUB Inc., 650 First Ave., P. O. Box 933, New York, NY 10016, 107 p., paper­back, $2.50.

This book is the latest in the series of Nutritional Studies published by FAO. As is usual for F AO publications, there is a wealth of practical suggestions in this one. There are a number of specific examples of nutrition education carried out at the elementery level in various areas of the world. The book includes a discussion of school feeding as a part of education and teaching at the commu­nity level.

In the section on evaluation of teach­ing, there are examples of evaluations ad­ministered in different countries. There is a listing of some of the food and nutri­tion manuals published in developing countries. One drawback is that there are no references listed after 1968. There have been a number of articles on inno­vative programs published since that time, and it is unfortunate that they have not been incorporated into this publica­tion.

However, this is a very practical, use­ful publication for those concerned with nutrition education at the primary level, any place throughout the world. H .D. U.

Constructing Instruction Based on Be­havioral Objectives, Walbesser, H. H., Kurtz, E. B. and Robl, R. M., En­gineering Publications, Div. of Engi­neering, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74074, 1971, 111 p., spiral bound, $3.00.

Designed for the "manager of learning," especially the college teacher, this book is a step-by-step, self-study manual that explains how to construct behaviorally based instruction. Examples of objec­tives and their use and testing are drawn from many subject areas-for example, biology, English, math, social studies, physical sciences, and medicine-which emphasizes theeducatiori'al theory .be­hind the method.

The manual is wel1laid out, with fre­quent learning exercises. It should bene­fit those wishing to learn the behavioral objective approach thoroughly-judging by the positive results of the pretest with 3,000 college faculty described in the foreward, M.C.P.

Instructional Objectives Exchange: Health Education - Nutrition, Grades K-6, 1970. From Instructional

VolA, No.4, Fall, 1972

Objectives Exchange, P.O. Box 24095, Los Angeles, CA 90024, 60 p., paper­back, $8.00.

One of the aims of the Instructional Ob­jectives Exchange (lOX) is to serve as a clearinghouse, thereby avoiding duplica­tion of educator's efforts. This book, one of a series of 17, is an untested collection of 24 instructional objectives and test items for elementary nutrition education.

The teacher/user is advised to select objectives according to existing curricu­lum and to fill in any "gaps" with his own objectives. How easy it would be to use the limited range of objectives as a cur­riculum outline in itself! The publication in its present form is open to this kind of abuse. Hopefully, the objectives will in future be added to and assembled into a much more extensive data bank. Some general introduction on the purposes, use, and abuse of instructional objectives would be a wise addition to the book.

M.C.P.

Sixth Symposium on Nutrition and Health in the Near East, McLaren, D. S.and Daghir, N. J., Eds., Al Khal Brothers, Printers & Publishers, Beirut, Lebanon, 1971, 416 p., $5.00.

These are the proceedings of a four-day symposium held at the American Univer­sity of Beirut, Lebanon. The focus is on different causes of childhood malnutri­tion. Symposium papers are included on medical, socioeconomic, food and agri­cultural, and educational aspects of mal­nutrition in children. A section is also included on teaching nutrition in schools of agriculture and medicine, which will be of special interest to nutrition edu­cators. Original oommunications occupy the latter half of the book-many related to the central topic. M.C.P.

Sweetness and Sweeteners, Birch, G. G ., Green, L. F. and Coulson, C. B., Eds. , Applied Science Publishers, Ltd., Ripple Rd., Barking, Essex, U.K., 1971, 176 p., £4.00 (about $10.00).

With ,the current concern about the role of sugar in the diet, the recent ban on cyclamates, and the removal of saccharin from the GRAS list, this book is appro­priate. It is the proceedings of an indus­try-university cooperative symposium at the National College of Food Technol­ogy, Reading, England.

There are 11 papers, discussion after each, and an open forum at the end. The papers examine the physiology and psy­chology of the sweetness sensation, the chemical basis of sweetness, its measure­ment, and industrial and legislative im­plications of artificial sweeteners. Several

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by Dr. Margaret A. Ohlson, formerly Director, Nutrition Services, University Hospitals, and Professor, State Univer­sity of Iowa

You'll find the latest nutrition informa­tion and more in the new edition of this widely used text:

* Diets classified according to foods served, not the disorders for wh ich they are prescribed.

* Diet patterns that use food exchanges and nutrient value calculations, leav­ing the specifics up to you.

* Realistic emphasis on the patient's point of view and ability to accept and use food.

Because of its broad approach, Exper­imental and Therapeutic Dietetics can be used in hospitals of any size and type, in any locale. As a diet therapy teaching tool, it bridges the gap between the traditional nutrition text and the usual hospital manual of diets.

CONTENTS

Introduction I The General Diet I Mod­ified Diets I Other Modifications in Con­sistency I Therapeutic Diets Modified in Intake of Specific Nutrients I Infants' and Children's Diets I Role of the Dieti­tian in Research I The Use of "Special Diet" Foods I The Service of Alcohol as a Part of the Hospital Diet I References I Appendices

1972; 8~ x 11"; x, 156 pages; illustrated (61 tables); spiral; $5.75

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