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Communication to the Editor--Is the "Diet Problem" Identical to the "Menu Planning Problem"?

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  • Eleanor Eckstein

    (University of California, College of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Nutritional Sciences, Berkeley, California)

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Although the "diet problem" for animals and humans is similar in basic formulation, psychological parameters relating to monotony and production factors complicate the model for the human diet. The "diet problem" differs from the "menu planning problem" in (1) simplicity of the problem, (2) complete definition of the relevant parameters, and (3) availability of accurate, complete, and reliable data. For these reasons the designation "diet probem" should be restricted to linear programming methods applied in animal feed blending; textbook examples should use feedstuffs for illustration. The term "menu planning problem" should refer to methods for planning menus for the human diet, including the related psychological parameters and production factors, but should not include projects in data collection or the peripheral problems of menu control.

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  • Eleanor Eckstein, 1970. "Communication to the Editor--Is the "Diet Problem" Identical to the "Menu Planning Problem"?," Management Science, INFORMS, vol. 16(9), pages 527-528, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:ormnsc:v:16:y:1970:i:9:p:527-528
    DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.16.9.527
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    1. Rosshairy Abd. Rahman & Graham Kendall & Razamin Ramli & Zainoddin Jamari & Ku Ruhana Ku-Mahamud, 2017. "Shrimp Feed Formulation via Evolutionary Algorithm with Power Heuristics for Handling Constraints," Complexity, Hindawi, vol. 2017, pages 1-12, November.

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