Computerized Analysis of Nutrients (CAN) System
Abstract
This technical report constitutes a manual that describes the process the Military Nutrition Division (MND) of the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine uses to collect and analyze dietary intake data gathered in garrison and field nutrition research studies. The Computerized Analysis of Nutrients (CAN) system includes a nutrient database, recipe analysis component, diet history analysis program, food consumption and other biochemical data entry software, and programs for combining food consumption and database information. The University of Massachusetts Nutrient Data Bank was used to analyze dietary intake in previous MND research studies (1985-1989). The USDA Standard Reference tapes and the Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals (CSFII) are the basis of the new CAN system database, Unlike other food analysis systems, the CAN system allows for the use of USDA retention factors from CSFII in order to estimate nutrient losses resulting from different cooking methods. Keywords: Nutritional analysis system, Computer, User's guide, Diet history analysis, Recipe analysis. CAN System.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 1989
- Accession Number
- ADA221429
Entities
People
- Carlo Radovsky
- Carol Baker
- Donald Poe
- Doris Sherman
- Eldon W. Askew
- John Finn
- Kenneth Samonds
- Madeleine S. Rose
- Michael Benson
- Michael Sutherland
- William Wisnaskas
Organizations
- United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine