Burgess, A.|Bijlsma, M.|Ismael, C.

Community nutrition: a handbook for health and development workers - New Delhi Macmillan 2009 - vii,215p.

Covers nutrients and food, feeding the family, and the causes, diagnosis and control of malnutrition. It also deals with undernutrition and micro-nutrient deficiencies, with particular attention given to the emerging challenge of chronic conditions (eg, diabetes, obesity, hypertension and cardiovascular diseases) and to the links between nutrition and HIV. Also offers guidelines on programme implementation and on changing behaviour through better communication.

978-0-230-01063-5


Child Nutrition|elderly nutrition|adolescent nutrition|Malnutrition

QU 145.B87 2009