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IT IS probably not news that "Recommended Dietary Allowances" was revised and appeared in a new edition in 1958.1 The most recent revision represents the fourth since the original presentation of this as a national food standard by the National Research Council in 1943.2 Initially the allowances were developed to meet the imminent needs of war so that nutritional knowledge could be utilized to best advantage in planning the health and productivity of our nation during a period of severe national stress and effort. It became immediately apparent that such a food standard could be adapted to a variety of purposes, some undoubtedly not foreseen by the Food and Nutrition Board of the National Research Council in its earliest deliberations and decisions. There is, therefore, a significant purpose to be served in reviewing the common uses to which Recommended Dietary Allowances has been put.* The allowances have provided a guide for many nutrition enterprises in this country and they are accepted broadly as a basis of planning for feeding large groups of individuals in institutions and in the Armed Forces. In addition, they |
