The double burden of malnutrition in Asia: causes, consequences, and solutions
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Main Author: Gillespie, Stuart 1960- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New Delhi Sage Publications 2003
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Online Access:DE-1046
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-225) and index
Malnutrition in Asia -- - Direct Nutrition Action -- - Developing Capacity for Nutrition Action -- - Indirect Nutrition-Relevant Actions -- - Contextual Dynamics -- - Financing Nutrition Interventions -- - The Way Forward
The greatest number of malnourished children in the world reside in Asia. The Double Burden of Malnutrition in Asia is inspired by the massive challenge that this situation currently poses for Asia. It describes the main driving forces behind the groundswell of undernutrition, while shedding light on the emerging 'double burden' of co-existing underweight and overweight, and the linkages between these two different forms of malnutrition. Following detailed analyses of causes and consequences, Gillespie and Haddad provide clear evidence-based options for remedial action in differing contexts, a
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 235 pages)
ISBN:0761997571
076199758X
8132103807
8178292262
8178292270
9780761997573
9780761997580
9788132103806
9788178292267
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