Nutrition for developing countries /
Savage King, F. 1939-
Nutrition for developing countries / Felicity Savage King and Ann Burgess. - 2nd ed. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1993. - xv, 461 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nutrients and how the body uses them--Carbohydrates, fats, and energy--Protein--Micronutrients and water--Foods; Food processing--Keeping foods safe and clean--Preparing meals for the family--The cost of meals and budgeting--Breastfeeding--Starting other foods--Feeding older children and adults--Feeding sick people, especially children--Growth and development--Using growth charts to help families--Undernutrition in children--Severe protein-energy malnutrition--Undernutrition in women--How health workers can help--Nutritional anaemia--Iodine deficiency disorders--Overnutrition and related disorders--How to help people lose weight--The food paths; Nutrition and the environment--Food security--Working with communities--Working with families--Helping people to learn about nutrition--Group feeding programmes--Nutrition in schools--Training for nutrition.
019262279X 0192622331 (pbk.)
93236748
Nutrition.
Nutrition--Developing countries.
QP141 / .S28 1993
641.1/09172/4
Nutrition for developing countries / Felicity Savage King and Ann Burgess. - 2nd ed. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1993. - xv, 461 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nutrients and how the body uses them--Carbohydrates, fats, and energy--Protein--Micronutrients and water--Foods; Food processing--Keeping foods safe and clean--Preparing meals for the family--The cost of meals and budgeting--Breastfeeding--Starting other foods--Feeding older children and adults--Feeding sick people, especially children--Growth and development--Using growth charts to help families--Undernutrition in children--Severe protein-energy malnutrition--Undernutrition in women--How health workers can help--Nutritional anaemia--Iodine deficiency disorders--Overnutrition and related disorders--How to help people lose weight--The food paths; Nutrition and the environment--Food security--Working with communities--Working with families--Helping people to learn about nutrition--Group feeding programmes--Nutrition in schools--Training for nutrition.
019262279X 0192622331 (pbk.)
93236748
Nutrition.
Nutrition--Developing countries.
QP141 / .S28 1993
641.1/09172/4