Full Description
Maternal and child under nutrition accounts for almost a third of all under 5 deaths globally and a large proportion of the long term disabilities and consequences. Much of the global burden of undernutrition exists in relatively few countries in Asia and Africa and is associated with poverty, high burden of disease and socio-cultural factors affecting dietary intake. Over the last few years rising food prices, global economic crisis and climate change have also emerged as major contributors to the burden of food insecurity and undernutrition. This is a compilation of articles reviewing the evidence base for maternal and child undernutrition and is intended for scholars and researchers interested in assessing the scientific basis for recommendations as well as gaps for further research. The chapters review some of the most important areas for interventions such as maternal undernutrition and micronutrient deficiencies, breastfeeding and complementary feeding as well as specific interventions related to key nutrients such as iodine, vitamin A, zinc and multiple micronutrients. In addition, large scale nutrition programs as well as financial support strategies are reviewed.
Contents
CONTENTS ; FOREWORD ; PREFACE ; 1. MULTIPLE MICRONUTRIENT FORTIFICATION ; KAWSARI ABDULLAH, TAHMEED AHMED, A.M. SHAMSIR AHMED, MUSTAFA MAHFUZ, STACY GRAU, ALEJANDRO CRAVIOTO, AND DAVID SACK ; 2. EFFICACY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF ABDULLAH, A.M. SHAMSIR AHMED, MUSTAFA MAHFUZ, ALEJANDRO CRAVIOTO, AND DAVID SACK ; 3. MULTIPLE MICRONUTRIENT SUPPLEMENTATIONS FOR WOMEN DURING PREGNANCY A.M. SHAMSIR AHMED, TAHMEED AHMED, MUSTAFA MAHFUZ, KAWSARI ABDULLAH, ALEJANDRO CRAVIOTO ; 5. IODINE SUPPLEMENTATION DURING PREGNANCY AND CHILDHOOD ; SARAH TEHSEEN, MOHAMMAD YAWAR YAKOOB, BATOOL A. HAIDER, AND ZULFIQAR A. SEVERE MALNUTRITION ; TAHMEED AHMED, A.M. SHAMSIR AHMED, MUSTAFA MAHFUZ, KAWSARI ABDULLAH, ALEJANDRO CRAVIOTO, AND DAVID SACK ; 8. PREVENTIVE AND MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW ; AAMER IMDAD, MOHAMMAD YAWAR PREGNANCY ; BATOOL A. HAIDER, QURATULAIN HUMAYUN, AND ZULFIQAR A. BHUTTA ; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW ; MUSTAFA MAHFUZ, TAHMEED AHMED, A.M. SHAMSIR AHMED, STACY TAHMEED AHMED, A.M. SHAMSIR AHMED, KAWSARI ABDULLAH, AND ALEJANDRO CRAVIOTO ; 15. LARGE SCALE NUTRITION PROGRAMMES ; TAHMEED AHMED, A.M. SHAMSIR AHMED, SABUKTAGIN RAHMAN, MUSTAFA MAHFUZ, AND ALEJANDRO CRAVIOTO ; 16. IMPACT OF CHILDREN ; AATEKAH OWAIS AND ZULFIQAR A. BHUTTA ; INDEX
