The use of the computer in education: focusing on nutrition

The past few years have brought about renewed recognition of the important interrelationships between diet and disease. The disheartening popularity of food fads and highly questionable products is a signal that the health consumer not only views this as an important area but also has found professional sources of health guidance to be inadequate. With the increasing importance of nutrition as a national health priority, technological advances should be used to translate knowledge of nutrition to the public more efficiently.