Nutrition and Health in Developing Countries

1 Nutrition and Development: A Historical Perspective

- Richard D. Semba

2 Maternal Mortality in Developing Countries

- Carine Ronsmans, Simon Collin, and Véronique Filippi

3 Low Birth Weight and Neonatal Mortality

- Richard D. Semba and Cesar G. Victora

4 Infant Mortality

- Parul Christian

5 Child Growth and Development

- Mercedes de Onis

6 Diarrheal Diseases

- Claudio F. Lanata and Robert E. Black

7 Acute Lower Respiratory Infections

- Claudio F. Lanata and Robert E. Black

8 Measles

- Gregory Hussey

9 Malaria and Nutrition

- Anuraj H. Shankar

10 Tuberculosis

- Monique van Lettow and Christopher Whalen

11 Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection

- Eduardo Villamor, Karim Manji, and Wafaie W. Fawzi

12 Malnutrition

- Dirk G. Schroeder

13 Vitamin A Deficiency

- Keith P. West, Jr. and Ian Darnton-Hill

14 Nutritional Rickets and Vitamin D Deficiency

- John M. Pettifor

15 Zinc Deficiency

- Roger Shrimpton and Anuraj H. Shankar

16 Iron Deficiency and Anemia

- Usha Ramakrishnan and Richard D. Semba

17 Iodine Deficiency Disorders

- Richard D. Semba and François Delange

18 Multiple Micronutrient Malnutrition: What Can Be Done?

- Usha Ramakrishnan and Sandra L. Huffman

19 Nutrition in the Elderly in Developing Countries

- Noel W. Solomons and Odilia I. Bermúdez

20 The Nutrition Transition and Its Relationship to Demographic Change

- Barry M. Popkin

21 The Rapid Emergence of Obesity in Developing Countries

- Colleen M. Doak and Barry M. Popkin

22 Rapid Urbanization and the Challenges of Obtaining Food and

- Nutrition Security

- Marie T. Ruel, James L. Garrett, and Lawrence Haddad

23 Impact of Parental Tobacco Use on Child Malnutrition and Survival

- Cora M. Best and Richard D. Semba

24 Humanitarian Emergencies

- Reinhard Kaiser and Paul B. Spiegel

25 Tackling Nutrient Deficiencies and Life-Threatening Disease:

- The Role of Food

Like the first edition, the second edition of Nutrition and Health in Developing Countries- a tome to which no less than 45 leading minds in a diverse range of disciplines have contributed - is set to define a new level of understanding in this important area of policy, research and programming. Intended for policy makers, nutritionists, students, scientists and professionals, the book provides the most recent and up-to-date knowledge regarding major health and nutritional problems in developing countries, presented to facilitate an integrated approach to health research, programs, and policy. New chapters in the book's final section contain special topics relating to humanitarian emergencies, including a case study of the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004, food in humanitarian relief, food policy, the emerging role of supermarkets in developing countries, homestead food production, aging, ethics, and the adverse impact of parental tobacco use on child health in poor families. As readers of the previous edition know, what is characteristic of the volume is its underlying conviction that global health and nutrition problems can only be solved through a more integrated, multidisciplinary approach to better understand the various levels of causality and interactions between determinants. The book powers on with insightful contributions from academics and professionals steeped in the fields of clinical nutrition, medicine, immunology, infectious disease, epidemiology, public health nutrition, anthropology, health policy, economics, and disaster planning.-Sight and Life