Keywords:
Food supply -- Government policy.
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Electronic books.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (449 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780323149952
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=1155056
Language:
English
Note:
Front Cover -- Nutrition Intervention Strategies in National Development -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Preface -- Part I: Nutrition Interventions in General -- Chapter 1. Some Elements of Successful Nutrition Intervention Strategies -- Conceptualization -- Commitment -- Multisectorial, Visible, and Stable Infrastructure -- Feedback for Program Adjustments -- Needs Oriented -- Community Participation -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2. Nutrition Interventions: Basic Concepts -- Text -- Reference -- Part II: Socioeconomic Strategies -- Chapter 3. The Economic Effects of Early Malnutrition: Economic Considerations for Nutrition Intervention Programs -- Justification for Investment in Alleviating Early Malnutrition -- Resource Savings Effect -- Human Capital Effect -- Approaches to Study the Economic Effects of Early Malnutrition -- The Case of Latin America -- Conclusion -- Reference -- Chapter 4. Socioeconomic Development and Nutritional Status: Efficiency of Intervention Programs -- Text -- General Comments -- References -- Chapter 5. Integrating Nutrition into Agricultural Policy -- Text -- References -- Chapter 6. Comments on Economic Growth, Income Distribution, and Human and Social Development in Latin America -- Growth, Distribution, and Poverty -- Factors Determining Distributive Inequality -- Magnitude and Difficulty of Redistribution -- The Free Market: Does It Solve the Distributive Inequalities? -- Areas of State Intervention -- Chapter 7. Role of the Government in Income Distribution and Nutritional Improvement: The Chilean Case -- Text -- Reference -- Part III: Supplementary Feeding Programs -- Chapter 8. Success or Failure of Supplementary Feeding Programs as a Nutritional Intervention -- Supplementary Feeding Programs as Nutritional Intervention -- Nature of Supplementary Feeding.
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Justification for Supplementary Feeding Programs -- Types of Supplementary Feeding Programs -- Evidence of Success in Reducing the Prevalence of Malnutrition -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 9. Supplementary Feeding Program in Pregnancy and Lactation: Consideration for Intervention Programs -- Introduction -- The Limits of Adaptation -- Pregnancy and Lactation as a Continuum -- Maternal Weight and Weight Gain as Indices of Risk -- Does Maternal Nutrition Affect Fetal Growth? -- Would Nutrition Intervention Be Expected to Increase Birth Weight? -- What Else Might Be Affected? What Else Should Be Measured? -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 10. Supplementary Feeding during Pregnancy: Impact on Mother and Child in Bogota, Colombia -- Initial Nutritional State -- Actual Level of Supplementation -- Impact of Supplementary Feeding during Pregnancy on Mothers and Children in Bogota -- References -- Chapter 11. Nutrition Intervention Programs in Chile for Pregnant Women and Nursing Mothers: The Issues -- Selection of Recipient Populations -- Assessment of Nutritional Status -- Selection of Type of Supplement -- When to Supplement -- Evaluation of Program Effectiveness -- Supplementation During Lactation -- References -- Chapter 12. Effectiveness of Supplementary Feeding Programs in Chile -- Description of Intervention Programs with Nutritional Impact -- General Comments -- References -- Chapter 13. Comments on the Supplementary Feeding Programs in Chile -- Text -- Chapter 14. Case Study of a National Supplementary Feeding Program: The WIC Program in the United States -- Introduction -- History -- What WIC Does -- WIC in the Future-Expansion, Stabilization, or Extinction? -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 15. School Feeding Programs in the Philippines -- Introduction -- Applied Nutrition Program (ANP).
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Cooperative for American Relief Everywhere (CARE) -- Catholic Relief Services (CRS) -- World Food Program Assisted Project -- Future Plans and Conclusions -- References -- Part IV: Strategies for Treatment of Protein Energy Malnutrition -- Chapter 16. Rehabilitation of Protein Energy Malnutrition in Young Infants: Hospital and Community Based Programs in Chiang Mai, Thailand -- Experience with Hospital Rehabilitation of Severe PEM at Chiang Mia -- Fluid and Electrolyte Imbalance Therapy -- Therapy for Infection -- Dietary Therapy -- References -- Chapter 17. Nutrition Recovery Centers: The Chilean Experience -- General Background -- The Need of a Strategy of Direct Protection to the Infant -- Creation of the Chilean Nutrition Foundation (CONIN) -- Recovery of the Impoverished Family -- Chapter 18. Comments on Nutrition Rehabilitation Center Programs -- Text -- References -- Part V: Nutrition-Infection Cycle as Related to Intervention Techniques -- Chapter 19. Importance of Infection and Immunity in Nutrition Intervention Programs and Priorities for Interventions -- Introduction -- Priorities for Interventions on the Nutrition-Infection Complex in Developing Countries -- References -- Chapter 20. Evaluating the Health Benefits of Improved Water Supply through Assessment of Nutritional Status in Developing Countries -- Introduction -- Water Supply and Health Benefits -- Water and Nutrition Relationships -- Tubewell Water and Cholera in Rural Bangladesh -- Discussion -- References -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 21. Environmental Sanitation: A Nutrition Intervention -- Introduction -- Experimental Design -- Evaluation of Bacterial Contamination of Feeding Bottles -- Evaluation of Seasonal Diarrhea Episodes -- Evaluation of Nutritional Status -- Changes of Attitudes, Habits, and Quality of Life -- Final Comments -- References.
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Part VI: Nutrient-Specific Interventions -- Chapter 22. Iron Deficiency: Methods to Measure Prevalence and Evaluate Interventions -- Text -- References -- Chapter 23. Prevalence of Nutritional Anemias among Pregnant Women in Chile -- Prevalence of Iron Deficiency -- Prevalence of Folic Acid Deficiency -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 24. Evaluation of Iron Status and Prevalence of Iron Deficiency in Infants in Chile -- Normal Hematological Values in Infants -- Prevalence of Iron Deficiency in Infants -- Iron Deficiency Redefined -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 25. Iron Fortification: What Must Be Considered? -- Text -- Chapter 26. Prevention of Iron Deficiency by Means of Iron Fortification of Sugar -- Introduction -- Background Characteristics of Central American Populations -- Selection of the Iron Salt -- Other Considerations -- Objectives of the Fortification Study -- Design of the Study -- Results to 20 Months of Fortification and Discussion -- References -- Chapter 27. Prevention of Iron Deficiency in Infants by Milk Fortification -- Text -- References -- Chapter 28. Interventions for the Prevention of Endemic Goiter -- Methods of Intervention -- Components of a Successful Intervention Program for Endemic Goiter -- References -- Chapter 29. The Use of Food Fortification to Prevent Folate Deficiency -- Pilot Survey of Folate Deficiency -- Preliminary Trial of Folate Fortified Maize Meal -- Properties of Folic Acid Relevant to Food Fortification -- Effects of Different Levels of Fortification in Pregnant Women -- Target Groups for a Folate Fortification Program -- The Antimegaloblastic Effect of Folate-Fortified Foods -- Pilot Field Trial of Folate-Fortified Food -- Possible Hazards of Food Fortification with Folate -- Technological and Economic Considerations -- References.
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Chapter 30. Interventions for the Prevention of Vitamin A Deficiency: A Summary of Experiences -- Events Leading to Coordinated Intervention -- Selection of Intervention Strategies -- Summarization of Experience in Vitamin A Interventions -- Central America-Sugar Fortification -- Philippines-Monosodium Glutamate -- Indonesia-Monosodium Glutamate -- Horticultural Approach -- Combined Interventions -- Summary -- References -- Part VII: Nutrition Education -- Chapter 31. Why Teach Nutrition and to Whom? -- Text -- References -- Chapter 32. Some Problems in the Implementation and Evaluation of Food and Nutrition Education Programs -- Text -- Chapter 33. Nonformal Education: An Instrument for Nutrition Intervention -- Introduction -- Conceptual Basis -- Methodological Aspects -- Case Study -- Conclusions -- References -- Index.
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