Woodhead Publishing Public Health Nutrition in Developing Countries (2 vol set)

Product Description The objective of the book is to provide public health experts, nutritionists, students, scientists, development professionals and policy makers with information on the current global scenario regarding well known public health nutrition problems and to update them with new emerging problems such as nutrition in reference to AIDS, non-communicable diseases and emerging situations. Review "Offering an important reference for a wide range of medical personnel and policy makers, this two-volume set comprises 43 contributed chapters brought together by editor Sheila Chander Vir -- who worked with UNICEF for over 25 years and now directs the Public Health Nutrition an Development Centre, New Delhi, India. All but a few of the contributors are based in India. Coverage begins with the principles of epidemiology and epidemiologic methods, and nutrition epidemiology for developing countries. Following is thorough, up-to-date discussion of various aspects of undernutrition and overnutrition, new-born care, breastfeeding, diarrhea, HIV, vitamin A (metabolism, deficiency, prevention, and control), iodine (deficiency disorders, universal salt iodization), and iron (supplementation, deficiency in various populations), among other topics." (c)2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR About the Author Sheila C. Vir is currently a senior nutrition consultant and Director, Public Health Nutrition and Development Centre, New Delhi. She is a postgraduate in Food and Nutrition from University of Delhi, India and, PhD from Queen's University, Belfast, UK. Dr Vir, a recipient of the Common Wealth Van den Bergh Nutrition Award and secretary to the Nutrition Society of India, has worked as a programme officer with UNICEF (India) for about 20 years. Presently, she is also working as a Senior Nutrition Expert with the Government of India and various government-supported technical training and teaching institutes.