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Nutrition Camp—A Method for Human Nutrition Research
Author(s) -
Ritchey S.J.,
Korslund Mary K.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
home economics research journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.372
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1552-3934
pISSN - 0046-7774
DOI - 10.1177/1077727x7600400405
Subject(s) - recreation , balance (ability) , psychology , medicine , applied psychology , physical therapy , biology , ecology
The nutrition camp has been a successful vehicle for balance studies with preadolescent children. This method requires a large staff for supervision of subjects, diet preparation, recreation, and laboratory analyses. The advantages, potential problems, and successful operating procedures are discussed. The method has general applicability for use with sev eral age groups. Though very expensive, the method can be justified as an approach to pro vide reliable data about the nutritional needs of normal human subjects.