Some eating habits of Scottish children: Implicaths for the diabetic child

The diet of Scottish children is surveyed in terms of the particular foods eaten. There is evidence of improvement in eating habits and some old beliefs seem out-dated. In the teenage years, however, a deterioration in eating habits occurs. The full implementation of a national dietary policy, as in Norway, is mentioned and reference is made to the education of the individual in dietetics. Recent signs of improvement in the national diet suggest that the diet of the diabetic child is not as far from “normal” as it once was.