Nutrition

Nutrition and Development

By - Biswas, Margaret R.; , Pinstrup-Andersen, Per
Floor - Floor 1
Published - Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1988, ©1985
ISBN 10 - 0192614436
ISBN 13 - 9780192614438
Book Status - 1 Qnty Available with us.
Subject - Developing countries Man Nutrition Policies of governments , Food Policy
Shelf No - 19
Call Number - 363.8091 NUT
Physical Description - xviii, 190 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Notes - Includes Index.
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Abstract: A reference text for nutrition policymaker, and scholars highlights important policy issues concerning nutrition. The 9 text chapters, prepared by experts in their respective fields, discuss the interrelations of national and international nutrition with hunger, population, food costs, food production, food supply, and food policy. Specific topics include: the characteristics of human malnutrition; the impact of food availability and technological development on nutrition; export crop production policy and its effects; food price policies and nutrition in developing countries; optimizing the design of supplementary feeding programs; food aid in nutritional development; integrated programs addressing health, nutrition, and population considerations; India's nutritional status; and cultural influences on food and nutrition in Indonesia. (wz).

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