Human Malnutrition

Twin Burdens of Undernutrition & Overnutrition

Buch | Hardcover

258 Seiten

2013
Nova Science Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-1-62417-043-0 (ISBN)

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Human malnutrition is a serious health problem worldwide. Traditionally, malnutrition is referred to as under-nutrition. However, during the last three decades, the problems of overweight and obesity have reached alarming proportions necessitating the coinage of the term "globesity" which refers to global obesity. Thus, malnutrition manifests itself as a dual burden: under-nutrition and over-nutrition. Both these burdens have serious implications regarding morbidity and mortality. In this book, there are 15 chapters which discuss these dual burdens. These chapters address diverse aspects of human nutrition including birth weight, under-nutrition, overweight and obesity, nutrition interventions, micronutrients and other co-variates of malnutrition. Confounding factors of malnutrition are also highlighted.

Kaushik Bose, Professor, Department of Anthropology, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal, India

Preface; The dual burden & increased cardiovascular risk in South Asians: evolutionary biology meets political economy; Birthweight & its long lasting consequences in postnatal life; Obesity & reproductive function; Impact of Early Nutrition on Development of Obesity & Related Morbidity; Micronutrient deficiency & excess: a global perspective; Malnutrition & inflammation: Implications on human digestive systems.

Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	180 x 260 mm
Gewicht	630 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe ► Diätassistenz / Ernährungsberatung
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen
ISBN-10	1-62417-043-9 / 1624170439
ISBN-13	978-1-62417-043-0 / 9781624170430
Zustand	Neuware