The book explores the impact of functional literacy on nutrition for illiterates. It establishes that nutrition for the illiterates is poor because of lack of knowledge and skills in basic nutrition. Poverty also contributed significantly to their poor nutrition. Apparently, both literacy and nutrition programmes faiL to redress the plight of the illiterates. This is because these programmes work in isolation as such functional literacy was not integrated in nutrition programmes where the illiterate adults participated. Because the majority of the illiterates are poor, they need...