The Setting for Unsatisfactory Health and Nutritional Standards in Australian Aborigines

In an Aboriginal community living in a country town in south-west Australia, dietary patterns were worst on the Aboriginal Reserve, somewhat better amongst those living in "transitional" houses and best in those living in standard government houses. The social background in these three groups is quite different in terms of their ages, educational backgrounds and sources of income. These factors help determine nutritional standards and should not be ignored in preventive health programmes.