Frontiers of nutrition and food security in Asia, Africa, and Latin America: Papers and proceedings of a colloquium organized by the Smithsonian Institution and the International Life Sciences Institute North America
In this book the authors try to show how the citizens of developing nations can adopt healthful new behaviors such as immunization, prenatal care, and wholesome diets to raise levels of nutrition and health significantly. Contributors explore innovative infant care and public health programs in Chile, the uses of native foods to eliminate iron-deficiency anemia in China, the role of vitamin A supplements in controlling infectious diseases of malnourished children in India, cooperative region-wide initiatives in southern and central African nations, and the capabilities of social marketing in changing behaviors and raising health levels. (DÜI-Hff)