DIET FOR REHABILITATION

• NCJ Number: 12934
• Author(s): B D'ASARO
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 13 pages
• Grant Number(s): 1407 (NJ)
• Sponsoring Agency: New Jersey State Law Enforcement Planning Agency
• Corporate Author: Morris Cty Office of the Sheriff
• Publication Format: Document

Annotation

EXPLANATION OF THE BEHAVIOR-PRODUCING EFFECTS OF LOW BLOOD SUGAR (HYPOGLYCEMIA) WITH SUGGESTIONS FOR CHANGING JAIL DIETS TO MINIMIZE HYPOGLYCEMIA AMONG INMATES.

Abstract

POOR EATING HABITS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS, AND THE AUTHOR POINTS OUT THAT SOME OF THE MOST UNDESIRABLE BEHAVIOR PATTERNS IN TERMS OF A GOOD ENVIRONMENT FOR REHABILITATION - DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, IRRITABILITY, AND ASOCIAL AND ANTISOCIAL TENDENCIES - ARE PRODUCED BY A HYPOGLYCEMIC CONDITION. THIS CONDITION OF A LOW BLOOD SUGAR LEVEL IS CAUSED BY A DIET HIGH IN SUGAR AND CAFFEINE AND, TO A LESSER EXTENT, STARCHES, ALL OF WHICH ARE HIGHLY PREVALENT IN MANY JAIL DIETS. THIS REPORT PROVIDES THE JAIL FOOD SUPERVISOR WITH PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS FOR PLANNING NUTRITIONALLY BALANCED MEALS WHICH WILL INSTILL BETTER INMATE EATING HABITS AND AVOID THE BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS CAUSED BY HYPOGLYCEMIA.