historical as well as functional data. Although the Recommended Dietary Allowances values are discussed, the Basic Four Food Groups are again stressed as the guideline to ensure nutri­tional adequacy. Unfortunately, refer­ences are unclearly cited.

Both books provide readable nutrition information for the lacto-ovo-vegetarian. Despite several points I would contest on a nutritional validity basis, these books meet their intended goal-to help the Seventh Day Adventist homemaker­plan well-balanced diets using the lacto­ovo-vegetarian food pattern. These books, with a minor substitution of meat products for textured vegetable protein products, could also be used to provide useful nutrition information to the lay public.

The texts provide some useful con­cepts for the professional working with "hip" vegetarians. However, such con­cepts would have to be expanded and adapted to the specific needs of these groups. The information as presented is not directly applicable to the "hip" groups who generally practice more re­strictive dietary patterns in the confines of different beliefs and value systems.

Darla R. Erhard

Habilitation and Rehabilitation of Ju­venile Diabetics, The Williams & Wilkins Co., Baltimore, MD 21202, 1970, 202 p., $12.00.

This book is a compilation of lectures presented by guest speakers at a sym­posium held in Israel in 1970 on the occasion of the inauguration of the Israel Counseling Center for Juvenile Diabet­ics, Beilinson Hospital, Petach Tikva. The discussions following the lectures are also presented. As the title suggests, the speakers and the participants in the discussion groups are worldwide leaders in the field of juvenile diabetics treatment and rehabilitation.

The material in this book is in a very readable form and would be of interest to physicians and those in the paramed­ical field because of the broad scope of material covered by the speakers.

The symposium was divided into four sessions. The first session covered new trends in vocational rehabilitation. The second session discussed the incidence and predisposing factors of juvenile dia­betics, with a lively discussion following the lectures. The third session dealt with the many adjustments a diabetic and his family must face. The final session cen­tered on the rehabilitation of the diabetic and the special programs throughout the

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world that are making an important con­tribution toward giving the juvenile dia­betic a chance to take his place in society.

This book is recommended for anyone who would like to have diversified opin­ions regarding juvenile diabetics and of the varied rehabilitation programs in the world at this time.

Helen Torbet

Feeding the Handicapped Child, Uni­versity of Tennessee, Child Develop­ment Center, compilation of papers from Nutrition Workshops given at the Child Development Center, Smith, M. A. H., Ed., Child Development Center, Dept. of Nutrition, 711 Jeffer ... son Ave. , Memphis, TN 38105, 1971, 152 p., $3.50.

This volume was inspired by the success of the Seminar on "Nutrition and Nutri­tionists: Their Roles in Mental Retarda­tion" held at the Child Development Cen­ter, University of Tennessee, Memphis Medical Units. The papers prepared for the seminar and for this publication dis­cuss the nutritional needs of children with the philosophy of the interdiscipli­nary approach to specific problems. The concept of working with a particular problem from various aspects in a team effort has been proposed many times,

but few organizations or agencies can claim immediate or ongoing success in the use of this concept.

One of the papers prepared for this seminar explains some of the problems that must be confronted before interdis­ciplinary cooperation can be successful. The main hurdle is training the team to work together, and this takes time. Each profession requires years of education and training to achieve proficiency. It may seem to the most highly trained a waste of precious hours to sit in a group and listen to suggestions and recom­mendations made by professionals of lesser skills and sophistication. The atti­tude "Couldn't his contribution be made ver,bally or by written communique and let him get on with his own work?" is common.

A good interdisciplinary approach seems not to function this way, particu­larly when it is related to the problems of a family with a mentally retarded child. There are too many facets to be considered. The physical, psychological, social, and economic factors should be reviewed in making plans to best serve the child and his family. In addition to these, there may be other problems­orthopedic handicaps, speech defects, hearing or sight loss, or nutritional defi-

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