The XI INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF NUTRITION - XI ICN - pro- moted by the INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES - IUNS -, and organized by the BRAZILIAN NUTRITION SOCIETY - BNS - was held in the Convention Center of the Hotel Nacional, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from August 27th to September 1st, 1978. Taking place for the first time in the southern hemisphere, the XI ICN received the collaboration and participation of various international agencies, includin the World Health Organization (WHO), the Pan American Health Organization (PARO), the United Nations Children's Fund...

The Brazilian Society of Nutrition, through the present public- ation, brings to the attention of the world scientific community the works presented at the XI INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF NUTRITION which, promoted by this Society and under the sponsorship of the Interna- tional Union of Nutritional Science, was held in the city of Rio de Janeiro from August 27th to September lst, 1978. The publication, edited by Plenum Publishing Corporation, is titled "Nutrition and Food Science: Presented Knowledge and Utiliza- tion'' and appears in three volumes, under the following titles and sub-titles:...

The Brazilian Society of Nutrition, through the present public ation, brings to the attention of the world scientific community the works presented at the XI INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF NUTRITION which, promoted by this Society and under the sponsorship of the Interna tional Union of Nutritional Science, was held in the city of Rio de Janeiro from August 27th to September lst, 1978. The publication, edited by Plenum Publishing Corporation, is 11 titled Nutrition and Food Science: Presented Knowledge and Utiliza tion and appears in three volumes. under the following titles and sub-titles: Vol. I...