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Abstract
The validity of the assumptions underlying the 21-Meal-Nutritionally-EquivalentPerson
(21-MNEP), an adjustment procedure employed In nutritional analyses of
U S Department of Agriculture food consumption survey data, IS examined Some
assumptions are inconsistent With actual nutrient Intake data This study proposes a
less restrictive alternative, the Meal-Adjusted-Household-Nutrition-Scale (MAHNS),
and applies It to data from the 1977-78 Nationwide Food Consumption Survey,
Supplementary Low-Income Sample The two scaling procedures Yield similar
results, a finding that indicates the simple scaling technique of the 21-MNEP performs
as well as the more complex MAHNS