Community Nutrition - a Handbook for Health and Development Workers

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This book is intended for health and other professionals who work at community and district level, as well as teachers and students of nutrition. It is written in an easy-to-read style with many illustrations, and contains information based on reliable international guidelines. The book 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. The book also offers guidelines on programme implementation and on changing behaviour through better communication.

Product Code: B/CN
Author(s): A Burgess, M Bijlsma, C Ismael
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780230010635
Year: 2009
Pages: 215