Nutrition and Health in Developing Countries

ISBN-13: 9781493961122 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 934 str.

Richard David Semba; P. Piot; Martin W. Bloem

Recenzje

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, multidisciplinary approach to better understand the various levels of causality and interactions between determinants. The book powers on with insightful contributions from academics and professionals steeped in the fields of clinical nutrition, medicine, immunology, infectious disease, epidemiology, public health nutrition, anthropology, health policy, economics, and disaster planning." (Sight and Life)

"This second edition is updated and enlarged with 12 more chapters than the 2001 edition (32 total). Each chapter is a critical literature review considering current research, conclusions, and needed research. Conflicting results of studies are included. Chapters cover both specific diseases such as measles, malaria, and tuberculosis; and dietary deficiencies such as vitamin A or zinc. Contributors also address more problem-specific areas such as infant mortality, food policy, and ethics. The chapter on the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami provides a study in what is needed, and not needed, in response to disasters. Chapter authors are an international selection of people working in the field of nutrition and health. Chapter citation listings (several numbering over 200 citations) demonstrate the extent of coverage for each subject. Although each chapter can stand alone, those who read the whole volume will get a very comprehensive overview of nutrition-related health problems in developing countries. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-level undergraduates through professionals/practitioners." (N. Duran, Texas A&M University in CHOICE, January 2009)

"This is the second edition of a comprehensive account of the issues of nutrition and health in the developing world ... . The tables and figures are generally helpful in supporting the text ... . This is a useful book for many working across disciplines that bridge nutrition and health within the context of developing countries. ... will help program developers and policy makers." (Noel Chavez, Doody's Review Service, January, 2009)

"This is an excellent comprehensive and authoritative multidisciplinary treatment of a subject of overwhelming importance in today's developing countries...The purposeful overlap between these chapters on specific disease and health problems and subsequent chapters on nutritional deficiencies in the third section of the book is to be highly commended, because the epidemiology and consequences of nutrition and infection are inseparable; they interact synergistically in almost all circumstances...Great advances have been made in the understanding of micronutrient malnutrition in the last three decades, its multiple nature, and the interactions among nutrients. It is now evident that micronutrient deficiencies usually occur together and require an integrated and multidisciplinary approach.  This book will help not only nutritionists but also other health specialists understand and take these issues into consideration when developing policies and interventions.  This book will provide policymakers and nutrition and health professionals with the most recent and up to date knowledge regarding major health and nutrition problems in developing countries. Its editors and authors are all outstanding international authorities and the text is greatly expanded in this new edition." (Food and Nutrition Bulletin, vol. 30, no. 1 © 2009, The United Nations University)

 

 

Spis treści

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

Blurb

Nutrition and Health in Developing Countries, Second Edition was written with the underlying conviction that global health and nutrition problems can only be solved through a firm understanding of the different levels of causality and the interactions between the various determinants. This volume provides policy makers, nutritionists, students, scientists, and professionals with the most recent and up-to-date knowledge regarding major health and nutritional problems in developing countries. This greatly expanded second edition has new chapters relevant 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. These new chapters reflect the increasing complexity and changes that are occurring in developing countries. Nutrition and Health in Developing Countries, Second Edition, brings together a group of authors who come from diverse backgrounds of clinical nutrition, medicine, immunology, infectious disease, epidemiology, public health nutrition, anthropology, health policy, economics, and disaster planning. This book will stimulate further thought, comprehensive and effective policies and programs, and research across disciplines in the goal of improving health and nutrition in developing countries in order to reach the Millennium Goals by the year 2015.