Description
Book SynopsisNUTRITION and GLOBAL HEALTH Nutrition and Global Health began as a series of short literature reviews; since then, the work has become an authoritative and highly accessible resource on the vast and nuanced subject matter covered within. One of the major themes of the work is integrating nutrition into other disciplines: with its basis in biochemistry, human physiology, behavioural science, and even political studies, nutrition is a vital component in the success of interventions. This book will provide students and practitioners with a roadmap for interpreting the global health landscape and create links between nutritional physiology, policy, and action. Based on widely used practices in global health, Nutrition and Global Health covers topics including: Assessing nutritional status, nutrition surveillance, nutrition and infectious disease, and maternal and child nutrition Micronutrient deficiencies (including but not limited to iron, iodine, vitamin A, zinc, and folate), plus the n
Table of Contents1. Introduction
2. Assessing nutritional status
3. Nutrition surveillance
4. Nutrition and infectious disease
5. Maternal and child nutrition
6. Childhood malnutrition
7. Micronutrient deficiencies- iron, iodine, vitamin A, zinc, folate
8. The nutritional double burden of disease
9. Food security, sustainable food and agriculture
10. Working in the global health environment
11. Nutrition in emergencies
