Flowers and herbs have had a recent come back as ingredients for foods and medicines. Little has been known until very recently about the nutrient composition and the active chemical components of these foods. Yet the vast folklore surrounding the use . . .

The main goal of Child Development Practicum (CDP) courses taught at many colleges and universities is to permit students the opportunity to acquire skills, knowledge, and information in dealing with preschool children. Concerns related to these . . .

In the shaping of teen-age lives, it seems important to concentrate on the methods being used to prepare teen-agers for family living. Perhaps the most effective way of guiding teen-agers for their future roles of adults is through the education t . . .

Despite the general affluence and cultural advancement of the American people, malnutrition remains a serious problem. Its negative consequences are far-reaching. Some of the more important of these are poor physical health and poor mental health . . .

The purpose of this study is twofold: (l) to investi- gate the attitudes of selected students concerning career education in general and (2) to gain insight in how these students view the home economics field in relation to career education.In rev . . .

Today, for North America as a whole, modern Indian life differs greatly from the American Indian culture as it existed at the time of the first European contact and shortly after. Some tribes have disappeared while others have lost almost all of th . . .

Weight reduction and weight control have become a national obsession. Statistics state that one-fourth to one-half of the American population is overweight or obese (1-6) . Recent surveys show that one-third of the population of the United States is o . . .

The purpose of this study is to identify the ten most frequent complaints of consumers in Central California. Legislators can initiate legislation to alleviate problems which have been identified. Businessmen can correct unfair practices which hav . . .

In recent years man has had a growing concern over the earth's food supply. At the same time people are becoming more concerned with the quality of the food they are eating. As a result, there has been a growing and continual search to find new an . . .

In the decade 1962-1972 , more than twenty major pieces of federal consumer legislation were passed. Among the many subjects covered were: protection of children against hazards, toy safety, restricted sale of potent drugs, cigarette labeling and . . .

Numerous agencies and groups have recently been addressing themselves to the problems of the aged in our society. The White House Conference on Aging in 1971 was held to attempt to determine the areas for concern and to determine solutions to the . . .

The results of an informal survey of family financial counseling services conducted by the writer primarily suggested this study. Few social service agencies in the greater Fresno area provide family financial counseling services. The agencies obs . . .

Since the beginning of civilization, man has tried in various ways to improve his appearance. Archaeologists have found hairpins and combs dating from prehistoric times, indi- cating that even then, men and women spent time and effort in arran . . .

Coronary heart disease is the major public health problem in the United States and in many other countries. In 1970 some 666,000 Americans, of whom about 171,000 were under the age of sixty-five, died of coronary heart disease and many more were d . . .