Devising and Using a Computerized Diet: An Exploratory Study

JERRY FOYTIK,

JERRY FOYTIK

Jerry Foytik is Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of California, Davis, California.

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JERRY FOYTIK,

JERRY FOYTIK

Jerry Foytik is Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of California, Davis, California.

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First published: Summer 1981

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-6606.1981.tb00699.x

Citations: 12

The author acknowledges helpful comments by anonymous reviewers, Professor Sylvia Lane, and Ms. Carole Frank Nuckton, Research Associate. The study was supported by United States Department of Agriculture (Hatch Project 3430-H). Giannini Foundation Publication No. 613.

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This paper reports on a study in which 60 volunteers used computerized diets for two weeks to experience how consumers react to drastic changes in eating practices. The diets for the experiment were developed by linear programming techniques to be as nutritious as the Thrifty Food Plan but substantially lower in cost. The results suggest this procedure could be used for devising dietary guides for consumers tempted to try a food plan assuring nutritious meals at low cost.

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