Abstract
This paper describes the design, development, implementation and use of a microcomputer software package to assist hospital and other dietitians with a variety of arithmetical tasks relating to analysis of their patients' diets in terms of nutrient content. Although these tasks are computationally simple, the calculations are laborious and time-consuming if done by hand. Indeed, the arithmetical drudgery involved in manual computation can have a direct and adverse effect on the patient care provided by dietitians. Conversely, the availability of this software has made it possible for dietitians to provide much higher quality information in some clinical procedures relating to diet. The main technical problem in providing this software is the large quantity of data contained in the United Kingdom standard food tables which form the database of the package. A no less significant, though non-technical, problem has been the lack of awareness amongst dietitians of the scope for information technology in their professional work.
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