Food, Man, and Society

ISBN-13: 9781468423006 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 288 str.

D. Walcher

Opis

The papers contained in this volume were presented at the third meeting of the International Organization for the Study of Human Development, held in Madrid on September 21-24, 1975. The primary objective of the Organization is to bring together persons from a wide range of disciplines concerned with problems of human development. The first meeting typified this interdisciplinary approach by concentrating on problems relating to genetic expression. The second meeting considered milk and lactation from a variety of viewpoints, including those of the molecular biologist and the geographer. The present meeting deals with nutrition as an integral part of human life as well as a fundamental discipline in the area of biology. The editors wish to thank Professors Ettore Rossi and Fabio Sereni and Dr. Frank Falkner for their invaluable assistance in planning this conference, and would particularly like to express their appreciation toward Professor Cipriano Canosa and his staff for their gracious and hospitable assist ance in providing facilities and accommodations for the participants. The editorial assistance of Mary Lynn Hendrix has aided us in our contribution; and the secretarial support of Millie Fazzi and Natalie Stover is gratefully acknowledged."

Spis treści

Nutrition and Science.- Food and History.- Proteins in Medieval Northern Europe.- The Global Pattern of the History of Food.- References.- Geographic Perspectives on Man’s Food Quest.- Beef Eating and the Hindu Sacred Cow Concept.- References.- Availability of Food.- Food Production and Population.- Food Availability and Physiological Requirements.- Patterns of Food Availability.- Distribution of the Available Food with a Country.- Future Prospects for Food Availability.- Reference.- Clinical Manifestations of Malnutrition.- Protein-Calorie Malnutrition.- Clinical Signs.- Edema.- Anthropometric Measurements.- Weight for age.- Height for age.- Weight for Height.- Arm Circumference.- Biochemistry.- Vital Statistics — Age-Specific Death Rates.- Birth Weight.- Socioeconomic Development.- Avitaminosis A.- References.- Attacking the Malnutrition Problem.- The Root Causes.- Poverty.- Food Supply and Population Growth.- The Health-Nutrition Interface.- Knowledge and Beliefs.- Nutrition Planning.- Nutritional Interventions.- General Food Subsidies.- Targeted Food Subsidies.- Fortification.- Genetic Breeding.- New Protein Foods.- Nutrition Education.- An Integrated Approach.- References.- Food and Socioeconomic Development.- Sociocultural Factors.- Mode, Time, and Place.- Migrations.- Acculturation.- Education.- Feeding Practices.- Summary.- References.- Ethical and Cultural Aspects in Human Food Behavior Implication in Food Planning.- Nutritional Planning.- Food.- Mother Earth.- The Work.- The Communications.- The Economy.- Nutritional Diseases.- Nutritional Needs.- Concluding Remarks.- References.- Benefit-Risk Decision Making and Food Safety.- The Need for Technology.- The Benefits of Technology.- The Risks and Alternatives.- Types of Benefit-Risk.- The Ethics of Benefit-Risk Decision Making.- References.- Food, Tradition, and Prestige.- Food for Display.- Prestige and Gastronomy.- Food, Prestige and Aristocracy.- Rural Areas.- Urban Societies.- Three Concrete Examples.- The Moussey.- Celebrations.- The Massa.- Toupouri.- References.- Food Faddisms.- The Health Food Bonanza.- Definitions.- Why So Much Food Faddism and Quackery.- Eating — Safely — Through the Eighties.- Food and Disease.- Food in a Growing World.- Conclusion.- Teaching Aspects Education and Training in Nutrition.- Nutrition in Medical Study Programs.- Paramedical Staff Concerned with Nutrition Problems.- Nutrition and a Subejct and as a Scientific Discipline.- Nutrition and a Subject Within Other Fields.- Education in Food and Nutrition.- Better Care for Children.- Malnutrition in Highly Developed Industrialized Countries.- Summary.- References.- Food and Health: Considerations of the Protein Metabolism with Special Reference to Amino Acid Requirements and Imbalance.- Basic Facts and Definitions.- Amino Acid Requirements and Biological Value of Proteins.- The Utilization of Protein Combinations in Man.- Amino Acid Imbalance and Amino Acid Fortification.- Mechanisms Regulating Protein Metabolism.- Assessment Problems.- Outlook.- References.- Food and Genetic Development.- Induced Mutagenesis.- Evolution and Selection.- Food and Expression of Genes.- Genetic Regulation.- DNA, Genes, and Gene Mapping.- Messenger RNA.- Genetic Regulation in Higher Organisms.- Levels of Genetic Regulation.- Regulator Genes.- Food and Genetic Regulation.- Concluding Remarks.- Acknowledgment.- References.- Food and Psychological Development.- References.- Food and Human Brain Development.- References.- Nutrition and Development.- References.- Biochemical Development and Nutrition of the Newborn.- Biochemical Immaturity.- Protein in the Feeding of Preterm Infants.- Conclusion.- References.