Which one of the following statements about early, observational dietary standards and guidelines is False?
A) A catalyst for their development was starvation & associated diseases resulting from economic dislocation & unemployment.
B) They addressed ways of providing nutrition at the lowest cost.
C) They were developed from calorimetry and nitrogen balance studies on humans.
D) They assumed that observed intake equaled physiologic need.

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Early observational dietary standards and guidelines were not developed from calorimetry and nitrogen balance studies on humans, as these methods were not yet widely used or understood at the time. Rather, these standards and guidelines were often based on anecdotal or observational evidence, as well as expert opinions and common sense approaches to providing adequate nutrition.

Which One of the Following Statements About Early, Observational Dietary