Community nutrition for developing countries / edited by Norman J. Temple and Nelia Steyn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Edited by Norman J. Temple and Nelia Steyn

Temple, Norman J., author, editor.

Steyn, Nelia P. (Nelia Patricia), author, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nutrition--Developing countries.

Nutrition.

Developing countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 491 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Athabasca University Press 2016

Edmonton, Alberta : AU Press ; [Pretoria, South Africa?] : UNISA, University of South Africa Press, [2016].

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

"Nutrition textbooks used by universities and colleges in developing countries have very often been written by scholars who live and work in North America or the United Kingdom. And while the research and information they present is sound, the nutrition-related health challenges with which developing countries must grapple differs considerably from those found in highly industrialized Western nations. The primary aim of Community Nutrition for Developing Countries is to address this issue. Written by both scholars and practitioners, the volume draws on their wealth of knowledge, experience, and understanding of nutrition in developing countries to provide nutrition professionals with the proper tools for the assessment and evaluation of nutritional status. Each chapter addresses a specific nutrition challenge currently faced by developing countries such as food security, food safety, disease prevention, maternal health, and effective nutrition policy. In addition, the volume serves as an invaluable resource for those developing and implementing nutrition education programmes. With an emphasis on nutritional education as a means to prevent disease and effectively manage health disorders, it is the hope of the nearly three dozen contributors to this work that it will enhance the health and wellbeing of low income populations throughout the world."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part I. The food and nutrition situation in developing countries

Part II. Lifecycle nutrition

Part III. The role of nutrition in the prevention and treatment of disease

Part IV. From food guides to nutrition education

Part V. Key components of community-based nutrition programmes

Part VI. Population nutrition and the role of government

Part VII. Assessing nutrition status

Part VIII. Food services and food safety

Part IX. A broader perspective.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781927356135

192735613X

9781927356128

1927356121

OCLC:

947083243