A plan for nutrition education in Lebanon

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This study was to show the need for better foods and nutrition education in Lebanon.The need is urgent because of the growing imbalance between population and food supply.This leads to malnutrition, but can be helped if the public is informed as to how to use their available resources to the fullest.It was recognized that one remedy for this deficiency in formal situations is to include foods and nutrition information in the curriculum of the elementary, secondary, college and university programs.In informal situations the deficiency can be helped by including nutrition information in materials presented to the general public by the use of the presently available health and community centers as well as mass media.Based on the nutritional status of the Lebanese population and areas lacking in information, a plan was proposed for education of the public.Ways to apply the plan to different levels and situations of education were shown.The plan can be used in its entirety in health or food

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