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The double burden of malnutrition in Asia [electronic resource] : causes, consequences, and solutions / Stuart Gillespie, Lawrence J. Haddad.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gillespie, Stuart (Stuart R.)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Malnutrition--Asia.
- Malnutrition.
- Nutrition disorders--Asia.
- Nutrition disorders.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (251 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, 2003.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The greatest number of malnourished children in the world reside in Asia. The Double Burden of Malnutrition in Asia is inspired by the massive challenge that this situation currently poses for Asia. It describes the main driving forces behind the groundswell of undernutrition, while shedding light on the emerging 'double burden' of co-existing underweight and overweight, and the linkages between these two different forms of malnutrition. Following detailed analyses of causes and consequences, Gillespie and Haddad provide clear evidence-based options for remedial action in differing contexts, a
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures and Boxes; Preface and Acknowledgements; 1 - Malnutrition in Asia; 2 - Direct Nutrition Action; 3 - Developing Capacity for Nutrition Action; 4 - Indirect Nutrition-Relevant Actions; 5 - Contextual Dynamics; 6 - Financing Nutrition Interventions; 7 - The Way Forward; Annexes; References; Index; About the Authors
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [210]-225) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-42522-6
- 9786612425226
- 81-321-0380-7
- OCLC:
- 746925505
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