Nutrition Issues in Developing Countries:

Part I: Diarrheal Diseases, Part II: Diet and Activity During Pregnancy and Lactation

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Size: 206 pages, 6 x 9

Publication Year:1992

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Subcommittee on Nutrition and Diarrheal Diseases Control, Subcommittee on Diet, Physical Activity, and Pregnancy Outcome, Committee on International Nutrition Programs, Food and Nutrition Board
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This book considers two important international nutrition issues, provides a scientific evaluation, and proposes strategies for intervention at the community level.
Part I, Diarrheal Diseases, considers the dietary and nutritional factors that may affect the risk of contracting diarrheal disease and ...
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Front Matter	i-xvi
Introduction	1-4	(skim)
1 Summary	5-8	(skim)
2 Feeding Practices and Their Determinants	9-20	(skim)
3 Relationships Between Nutrition and Diarrhea	21-42	(skim)
4 Feeding Practices, Food, and Diarrhea Risk	43-50	(skim)
5 Processing Techniques Suitable for Weaning Foods	51-64	(skim)
6 Conclusions and Recommendations	65-70	(skim)
Part II: Diet and Activity During Pregnancy and Lactation	71-72	(skim)
1 Summary	73-76	(skim)
2 Overview of the Socioeconomic and Health Status of Women in Developing Countries	77-102	(skim)
3 Physiology of Normal Pregnancy and the Effects of Undernutrition	103-124	(skim)
4 Nutrient Metabolism and Physical Activity	125-142	(skim)
5 Effects of Diet and Physical Activity in Pregnant Human Populations	143-174	(skim)
6 Impact of Physical Activity and Diet on LActation	175-186	(skim)
7 Conclusions and Recommendations	187-189	(skim)

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This book considers two important international nutrition issues, provides a scientific evaluation, and proposes strategies for intervention at the community level.
Part I, Diarrheal Diseases, considers the dietary and nutritional factors that may affect the risk of contracting diarrheal disease and presents programmatic implications of these findings.
Part II, Diet and Activity During Pregnancy and Lactation, examines data on the extent to which women in the developing world are known to reduce or otherwise alter their activities and diets as a result of childbearing.

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