Nutrition Issues in Developing Countries: Part I: Diarrheal Diseases, Part II: Diet and Activity During Pregnancy and Lactation - Tapa blanda

Sinopsis

This book considers two important international nutrition issues, provides a scientific evaluation, and proposes strategies for intervention at the community level.

Part I, Diarrheal Diseases, considers the dietary and nutritional factors that may affect the risk of contracting diarrheal disease and presents programmatic implications of these findings.

Part II, Diet and Activity During Pregnancy and Lactation, examines data on the extent to which women in the developing world are known to reduce or otherwise alter their activities and diets as a result of childbearing.

• Front Matter
• Introduction
• 1 Summary
• 2 Feeding Practices and Their Determinants
• 3 Relationships Between Nutrition and Diarrhea
• 4 Feeding Practices, Food, and Diarrhea Risk
• 5 Processing Techniques Suitable for Weaning Foods
• 6 Conclusions and Recommendations
• Part II: Diet and Activity During Pregnancy and Lactation
• 1 Summary
• 2 Overview of the Socioeconomic and Health Status of Women in Developing Countries
• 3 Physiology of Normal Pregnancy and the Effects of Undernutrition
• 4 Nutrient Metabolism and Physical Activity
• 5 Effects of Diet and Physical Activity in Pregnant Human Populations
• 6 Impact of Physical Activity and Diet on LActation
• 7 Conclusions and Recommendations

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