Nutrition Issues in Developing Countries

Download or read book Nutrition Issues in Developing Countries written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1992-02-01 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.