Nutrition and Health in a Developing World

This third edition reviews the epidemiology, policies, programs and outcome indicators that are important and should go together to improve nutrition and health in low-middle income settings (i.e. a developing world). This greatly expanded third edition provides policy makers, program managers, stud...

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Corporate Author SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors de Pee, Saskia (Editor), Taren, Douglas (Editor), Bloem, Martin W. (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Humana Press, 2017.
Edition3rd ed. 2017.
SeriesNutrition and Health
Subjects
Medicine.
Clinical nutrition.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9783319437392
DOI10.1007/978-3-319-43739-2
Physical DescriptionXLIV, 827 p. 105 illus., 51 illus. in color. online resource.

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Table of Contents:
  • Section I: History of Nutrition
  • Nutrition and Development: Historical Perspective
  • Section II: Contextualizing International Nutrition: Considering Benefit Cost, Evidence Base and Capacity
  • Nutrition Evidence in Context
  • Growing Capacity to Deliver Nutrition in Post 2015 World
  • Section III: Malnutrition, Nutrients and (Breast) Milk Explained
  • Malnutrition Spectrum
  • Child Growth and Development
  • Overweight and Obesity
  • Nutrient Needs and Approaches to Meeting Them
  • Vitamin A
  • Iron
  • Zinc
  • Iodine
  • Vitamin D
  • Essential Fatty Acids
  • Role or Milk in Nutrition
  • The Role of Breastfeeding Protection, Promotion, and Support in a Developing World
  • Section IV: Tuberculosis, HIV, and the Role of Nutrition
  • Tuberculosis
  • HIV
  • Tuberculosis in Relation to Nutrition
  • HIV and HIV/TB Co-infection in Relation to Nutrition
  • Section V: Nutrition and Health in Different Phases of the Life Cycle
  • Reproductive Health
  • Maternal Nutrition and Birth Outcomes
  • Small for Gestational Age: Scale and Consequences for Mortality, Morbidity, and Development
  • Development Disabilities
  • Adolescent Health and Nutrition
  • Nutrition in the Elderly from Low and Middle Income Countries
  • Section VI: Tackling Health and Nutrition Issues in an Integrated Way in the Era of the SDGS
  • Evaluation of Nutrition Sensitive Interventions
  • Integrated Approaches to Health and Nutrition: Role of Communities
  • Nutrition in Emergencies
  • Ending AIDS by 2030: Partnerships and Linkages with SDG 2
  • Section VII: Trends in Urbanization and Development, Impacts on Food Value Chains and Consumers, and Private Sector Roles
  • Urbanization Patterns and Strategies for Ensuring Adequate Nutrition
  • Urbanization, Food, Security and Nutrition
  • The Impact of Supermarkets on Nutrition and Nutritional Knowledge: A Food Policy Perspective
  • Value Chain Focus on Food and Nutrition Security
  • Role of Foundations and Initiatives by the Private Sector for Improving Health and Nutrition
  • Section VIII: Ethics: Critical to Making Progress in Public Health
  • Ethics in Public Health Research. .

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