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Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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In discussing the moral and practical dilemmas posed by the malnourished children in Mount Kilimanjaro, the authors explore the shame associated with child hunger in relation to social organization, colonial history and global economy. ... Read more

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This is the single most important book on African poverty you are likely to read. Ok, it doesn't compare with the scope of Cliffe's The African Poor. But it is very powerfully written and extremely insightful. Thosefamiliar with participatory assessments will know they often find thatrespondents blame the poor for their plight (not surprising, we do the samein developed countries) - but these results are usually ignored by theresearchers. This book demonstrates how important this finding is - notbecause the poor ARE to blame for their poverty, but because the stigmaattached to being poor creates a social poverty trap. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from E, published by Earth Action Network, Inc. on May 1, 2000. The length of the article is 432 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: THE DRUMSTICK TREE: ANATURAL MULTI-VITAMIN.(moringa tree cheap solution to malnutrition in Africa)(Brief Article)
Author: Jyotsna Sreenivasan
Publication: E (Magazine/Journal)
Date: May 1, 2000
Publisher: Earth Action Network, Inc.
Volume: 11Issue: 3Page: 17

Article Type: Brief Article

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International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, D.C. Examines the undernutrition of Asian children. Explores the burden of co-existing underweight and overweight children and the linkages between these two forms of malnutrition. Analyzes causes and offers evidence-based options for remedial action. For public health officials. Hardcover, softcover not yet available. ... Read more

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Malnutrition is a general term for the medical condition caused by an improper or insufficient diet. It most often refers to under-nutrition resulting from inadequate consumption, poor absorption, or excessive loss of nutrients, but the term can also encompass over-nutrition, resulting from overeating or excessive intake of specific nutrients. An individual will experience malnutrition if the appropriate amount of, or quality of nutrients comprising a healthy diet are not consumed for an extended period of time. An extended period of malnutrition can result in starvation or many other diseases such as scurvy. Malnutrition as the lack of sufficient nutrients to maintain healthy bodily functions is typically associated with extreme poverty in economically developing countries. It is a common cause of reduced intelligence in parts of the world affected by famine. This book presents leading research from around the world. ... Read more

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Reducing malnutrition is central to reducing poverty. Malnutrition is implicated in half of all child deaths and causes much illness and cognitive underdevelopment. As the growing evidence demonstrates, fetal and young child malnutrition threatens survival, growth, and development in childhood, and it increases the risk of chronic diseases in later life. The Millennium Development Goals cannot be reached without significant efforts to eliminate malnutrition.

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Bank have joined forces to provide a fresh perspective on the global effort to address malnutrition, and to evaluate how the two agencies can contribute to the agenda and its implementation. Combating Malnutrition--which is the product of reviews of UNICEF and World Bank portfolios, analyses of the evolution of key policy narratives, country case studies, and workshops--gets behind the headlines to show how policy changes in nutrition happen, what influences these processes, and what lessons can be learned for the future. ... Read more

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All Pregnant Woman Should Read This
It is a medical book so it may take some getting used to the lingo, if you aren't already acquainted with medical terms, but that is non existent compared to what information a soon to be mother will receive! I have seen this information work over and over again for woman from all over the world. I have seen moms who usually deliver babies early go to their due dates, I have seen moms who's blood pressure was so high their were scheduled for induction only to be told everything is OK after implementing higher protein,salting food to taste, and more vegetablesto their diets. I really wish this book was more in mainstream reading for women, it's worth it's weight in gold.

Provides essential information on toxemia
Dr. Brewer's book, Metabolic Toxemia of Late Pregnancy, is a difficult book to read for the non-medical person but it provides essential information on toxemia and how to avoid this potentially deadly disease ofpregnancy.It is written by a doctor for a doctor.As a clinicianstudying over 500 women with toxemia over a 10 year period, he presentsconvincing proof in the form of case studies, that he understood thedisease, how to treat it, and how to prevent it.

I would recommend anypregnant woman who is at risk or showing signs of developing toxemia tosuggest the book to their doctor. ... Read more

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Disease-related malnutrition is a global public health problem. The consequences of disease-related malnutrition are numerous, and include shorter survival rates, lower functional capacity,longer hospital stays, greater complication rates, and higher prescription rates.Nutritional support, in the form of oral nutritional supplements or tube feeding, has proven to lead to an improvement in patient outcome. This book is unique in that it draws together the results of numerous different studies that demonstrate the benefits of nutritional support and provides an evidence base for it. It also discusses the causes, consequences, and prevalence of disease-related malnutrition, and provides insights into the best possible use of enteral nutritional support. ... Read more

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This text, based on the proceedings of the third Clintec InternationalHorizons Conference, offers a panoramic view of the effects of nutrition on the human body. An international array of multidisciplinary researchers present their latest scientific and clinical studies, and discuss results with researchers from divergent but related fields. The editors' aim, through this unique and creative interchange, is to strengthen scientific direction, propel a more rapid incorporation of technical and clinical advances into patient care, and directly improve nutritional care for the critically ill. Comprehensive coverage includes: / human energy metabolism role of nutrition in organ failure / nutritional support strategies / whole body metabolism / and the challenging issues of whole body outcome measures. ... Read more