Nutrition and Health in Developing Countries, Second Edition was written withthe underlying conviction that global health and nutrition problems can only be solved through a firm understanding of the different levels of causality and the interactions between the various determinants. This volume provides policy makers, nutritionists, students, scientists, and professionals with the most recent and up-to-date knowledge regarding major health and nutritional problems in developing countries. This greatly expanded second edition has new chapters relevant to humanitarian emergencies, including a case study of the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004, food in humanitarian relief, food policy, the emerging role of supermarkets in developing countries, homestead food production, aging, ethics, and the adverse impact of parental tobacco use on child health in poor families. These new chapters reflect the increasing complexity and changes that are occurring in developing countries. Greatly expanded from the First Edition. New chapters relevant to humanitarian emergencies for policy makers, nutritionists, scientists, students INDICE: From the contents Nutrition, Health, and Development: A HistoricalPerspective. Maternal Mortality in Developing Countries. Low Birth Weight andPerinatal Mortality. Infant Mortality. Child Growth and Development. Diarrheal Diseases. Acute Lower Respiratory Infections. Measles. Malaria. Tuberculosis. Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection. Malnutrition. Vitamin A Deficiency. Vitamin D Deficiency and Rickets. Zinc Deficiency. Iron Deficiency and Anemia.Iodine Deficiency Disorders. Multiple Micronutrient Malnutrition. Nutrition and Aging. The Nutrition Transition and Its Relationship to Demographic Change.
- ISBN: 978-1-934115-24-4
- Editorial: Humana
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 810
- Fecha Publicación: 01/05/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés