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Malnutrition - insufficiency of one or more nutritional elements necessary for health and well-being. Primary malnutrition is caused by the lack of essential foodstuffs—usually vitamins, minerals, or proteins—in the diet. In some areas of the world a poor economy or such regional conditions as drought or overpopulation cause a scarcity of certain foodstuffs, and a certain portion of

12 of the Best Books and Articles on: Malnutrition

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Nutrition and Poverty » Read Now
by S. R. Osmani. 370 pgs.

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This work addresses issues arising from the definition and measurement of poverty in terms of nutritional status. A range of issues are covered, focusing on the differing views and perceptions of the related questions of assessing poverty and nutritional status. Possible definitions of a reference...
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This work addresses issues arising from the definition and measurement of poverty in terms of nutritional status. A range of issues are covered, focusing on the differing views and perceptions of the related questions of assessing poverty and nutritional status. Possible definitions of a reference standard are discussed as well as energy deprivation, anthropometric measurement, and gender bias.
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Social Consequences of Malnutrition, in Social Work » Read Now
by Michael M. O. Seipel. 10 pgs.

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...Social Consequences of Malnutrition by Michael M. O. Seipel Chronic malnutrition disables and even kills its victims. The...Organization (WHO) (1998) believed that...
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An Inquiry into Well-Being and Destitution (Part IV "Undernourishment and Destitution") » Read Now
by Partha Dasgupta. 662 pgs.

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An interdisciplinary book by one of the most respected scholars in what is broadly development economics but encompasses the most recent insights from philosophical research and empirical work on resource allocation, nutrition science, and anthropology. It has been widely recognized as a seminal...
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An interdisciplinary book by one of the most respected scholars in what is broadly development economics but encompasses the most recent insights from philosophical research and empirical work on resource allocation, nutrition science, and anthropology. It has been widely recognized as a seminal work presenting a wide-ranging description of the causes and remedies of poverty and undernourishment, and addressing the current debate over methods of estimating their incidence.
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World Population, Agriculture and Malnutrition, in World Watch » Read Now
by David Pimentel, Anne Wilson. 4 pgs.

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Escaping Hunger, Escaping Excess, in World Watch » Read Now
by Gary Gardner, Brian Halweil. 12 pgs.

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Psychology and the Developing World (Chap. 13 "Combating Malnutrition in the Developing World") » Read Now
by Stuart C. Carr, John F. Schumaker. 242 pgs.

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Previous leading commentators on the development of psychology in the Third World have conceived of three major stages: an attempt to assimilate Western psychology, with predictably negative results; the study of indigenous constructs, with more relevant applications; and, finally, transcending...
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Previous leading commentators on the development of psychology in the Third World have conceived of three major stages: an attempt to assimilate Western psychology, with predictably negative results; the study of indigenous constructs, with more relevant applications; and, finally, transcending stage one and stage two to choose theories and methods on their applied merit alone. Psychology and the Developing World has been assembled to document how close psychology has come to researching that stage. Contributors were carefully selected to provide a unique overview of the latest applications of the discipline as a whole. Their work reveals how psychology is being applied to educational needs, management needs, and health needs. This book shows how development studies and allied disciplines cannot ignore psychology's potential for the Third World.
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Population and Poverty in the Developing World (Chap. 4 "Coping with Poverty: The Biological Impact of Nutrition Insecurity") » Read Now
by Massimo Livi-Bacci, Gustavo De Santis. 312 pgs.

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The increasing gap between developed and developing world will be one of the most important themes of the 21st century. The contributions contained in this volume take a multidisciplinary approach to the problem, offering a comprehensive review of the theoretical issues and empirical findings that...
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The increasing gap between developed and developing world will be one of the most important themes of the 21st century. The contributions contained in this volume take a multidisciplinary approach to the problem, offering a comprehensive review of the theoretical issues and empirical findings that relate to the complex and multidirectional link between poverty and demographic behaviours and outcomes in the contemporary developing world. The starting point of the volume is an exact definition of poverty. The contributors go on to analyse in the detail its causes and effects, both at the micro and macro level, concentrating on those factors and consequences which relate more directly to the demographic sphere. Population growth, household structure and labour, fertility, AIDS, urbanization, migration, and mortality are amongst the areas covered, with the major themes discussed and elaborated in an introductory overview chapter.
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The Real Cost of Hunger, in UN Chronicle » Read Now
by George McGovern. 4 pgs.

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...World Bank has concluded that each year malnutrition causes the loss of 46 million years...the pangs of hunger but also their malnutrition leads to loss of energy...
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The Health of Women: A Global Perspective (Chap. 3 "Women's Nutrition through the Life Cycle: Social and Biological Vulnerabilities") » Read Now
by Jill Gay, Marge Koblinsky, Judith Timyan. 291 pgs.

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Famine in Peasant Societies (Includes discussion of malnutrition in multiple chapters) » Read Now
by Ronald E. Seavoy. 484 pgs.

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...Famine in Peasant Societies Recent Titles in Contributions in Economics and Economic History Series Editor: Robert Sobel The Emergence of Giant Enterprise...
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Malnutrition Is Third World Brain Drain, in The Washington Times » Read Now
by Ben Barber. 1 pgs.

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...Malnutrition is Third World brain drain by Ben Barber Leading U.S. health officials believe hunger and malnutrition in the Third World have caused brain damage to as...Mr...
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Children of the Urban Poor: The Sociocultural Environment of Growth, Development, and Malnutrition in Guatemala City » Read Now
by Francis E. Johnston, Setha M. Low. 192 pgs.

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...Environment of Growth, Development, and Malnutrition in Guatemala City Francis E. Johnston...environment of growth, development, and malnutrition in Guatemala City /...