The Road to Good Nutrition: A global perspective
Abstract
The Road to Good Nutrition brings together the experience and insights of globally recognized experts in the field of nutrition to create an in-depth and up to date introduction to the subject for the non-expert. Each expert addresses from their specialist perspective the question of how to improve the nutritional status of the world’s population as a whole.
Each chapter follows approximately the same format, with key messages highlighted at the outset, a personal conclusion from the author, and a list of publications and websites for further study of the chapter topic. The chapters are as follows:
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Preventing Stunting: Why it Matters, What it Takes (Martin Bloem)
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Food Security and Nutrition: Linkages and Complementarities (Marie Ruel)
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Hidden Hunger in the Developed World (Hans Konrad Biesalski)
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The Obesity Crisis (Eileen Kennedy)
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The Economic Cost of Malnutrition (John Hoddinott)
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Best Practice in Nutrition (Victoria Quinn)
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How to Improve Nutrition via Effective Programming (Werner Schultink)
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Taming Volatile Food Prices: A Prerequisite for Improving Nutrition (Joachim von Braun)
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Making Nutrition Good Politics: The Power of Governance (Stuart Gillespie)
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The Power of Advocacy (Tom Arnold)
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The Power of Innovation (Alain Labrique, Marguerite B Lucea, Alan Dangour)
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Speaking Up for Nutrition: The Role of Civil Society (Asma Lateef)
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The Evolving World of Nutrition (Saskia de Pee)
Citation
Eggersdorfer, M.; Kraemer, K.; Ruel, M.; Van Ameringen, M.; Biesalski, H.K.; Bloem, N.; Chen, J.S.; Lateef, A.; Mannar, V. (Editors) The Road to Good Nutrition: A global perspective. S. Karger AG, Basel, Switzerland (2013) vi + 209 pp. ISBN 978-3-318-02549-1