ABSTRACT
Nutrition is the study of food relative to human health. Normal nutrition encompasses the study of human energy needs and nutrient requirements, physical and chemical properties, functions, utilization, food sources, recommended allowances and the results of nutrient deficiencies on the human organism. Among the most valuable information that a nutritionist can possess is knowledge of the factors that affect food consumption. The United States Department of Agriculture periodically conducts food consumption surveys. It would be helpful if researchers who undertake epidemiologic studies had methods that would facilitate the job. The researchers suggested that their work was useful to nutritionists and dietitians because meal patterning data could be used to investigate relationships between variables such as food intake, meal frequency, and obesity; food intake, fat and heart disease; and food intake, additives, and toxicity. In computing system, the person who would ultimately use the diet plan would input the data and include palatability constraints.
