Humana Nutrition and Health in Developing Countries

Product Description 1 Nutrition and Development: A Historical Perspective Richard D. Semba 2 Maternal Mortality in Developing Countries Carine Ronsmans, Simon Collin, and Véronique Filippi 3 Low Birth Weight and Neonatal Mortality Richard D. Semba and Cesar G. Victora 4 Infant Mortality Parul Christian 5 Child Growth and Development Mercedes de Onis 6 Diarrheal Diseases Claudio F. Lanata and Robert E. Black 7 Acute Lower Respiratory Infections Claudio F. Lanata and Robert E. Black 8 Measles Gregory Hussey 9 Malaria and Nutrition Anuraj H. Shankar 10 Tuberculosis Monique van Lettow and Christopher Whalen 11 Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Eduardo Villamor, Karim Manji, and Wafaie W. Fawzi 12 Malnutrition Dirk G. Schroeder 13 Vitamin A Deficiency Keith P. West, Jr. and Ian Darnton-Hill 14 Nutritional Rickets and Vitamin D Deficiency John M. Pettifor 15 Zinc Deficiency Roger Shrimpton and Anuraj H. Shankar 16 Iron Deficiency and Anemia Usha Ramakrishnan and Richard D. Semba 17 Iodine Deficiency Disorders Richard D. Semba and François Delange 18 Multiple Micronutrient Malnutrition: What Can Be Done? Usha Ramakrishnan and Sandra L. Huffman 19 Nutrition in the Elderly in Developing Countries Noel W. Solomons and Odilia I. Bermúdez 20 The Nutrition Transition and Its Relationship to Demographic Change Barry M. Popkin 21 The Rapid Emergence of Obesity in Developing Countries Colleen M. Doak and Barry M. Popkin 22 Rapid Urbanization and the Challenges of Obtaining Food and Nutrition Security . Marie T. Ruel, James L. Garrett, and Lawrence Haddad 23 Impact of Parental Tobacco Use on Child Malnutrition andSurvival Cora M. Best and Richard D. Semba 24 Humanitarian Emergencies Reinhard Kaiser and Paul B. Spiegel 25 Tackling Nutrient Deficiencies and Life-Threatening Disease: The Role of Food in Humanitarian Relief Patrick Webb and Andrew Thorne-LymanAM 26 The Indian Ocean Tsunami of December 26, 2004 Saskia de Pee, Regina Moench-Pfanner, and Martin W. Bloem 27 The Impact of Supermarkets on Farmers, Consumers, and Food Security in Developing Countries C. Peter Timmer 28 Homestead Food Production for Improving Nutritional Status and Health Saskia de Pee, Aminuzzaman Talukder, and Martin W. Bloem 29 Food Policy C. Peter Timmer 30 Need, Efficacy, and Effectiveness of Multiple Vitamin/Mineral Supplements for Young Children and Considerations for Programs Saskia de Pee 31 How Much Do Data Influence Programs for Health and Nutrition? Experience from Health and Nutrition Surveillance Systems Martin W. Bloem, Saskia de Pee, and Richard D. Semba 32 The Economics of Nutritional Interventions Susan Horton 33 Ethics in Public Health Research Tanya Doherty and Mickey Chopra 34 Beyond Partial Analysis David Pelletier Index Review From the reviews of the second edition: “Like the first edition, the second edition of Nutrition and Health in Developing Countries- a tome to which no less than 45 leading minds in a diverse range of disciplines have contributed - is set to define a new level of understanding in this important area of policy, research and programming. Intended for policy makers, nutritionists, students, scientists and professionals, the book provides the most recent and up-to-date knowledge regarding major health and nutritional problems in developing countries, presented to facilitate an integrated approach to health research, programs, and policy. New chapters in the book's final section contain special topics relating to humanitarian emergencies, including a case study of the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004, food in humanitarian relief, food policy, the emerging role of supermarkets in developing countries, homestead food production, aging, ethics, and the adverse impact of parental tobacco use on child health in poor families. As readers of the previous edition know, what is characteristic of the volume is its underlying conviction that global health and nutrition problems can only be solved through a more integrated,