Persisting Undernutrition in India Causes, Consequences and Possible Solutions /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Ramachandran, Nira (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New Delhi : Springer India : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Public health.; Medical research.; Health economics.; Medical economics.; Quality of life.; Demography.; Medicine & Public Health.; Public Health.; Health Economics.; Quality of Life Research.

The book revisits the causes of persisting undernutrition in India, but moves away from the usual focus on women and children to a broader view of the entire population. It estimates the economic losses resulting from ignoring undernutrition in the adult working population, and questions the current...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• PART I: INTRODUCTION
• The Background
• Changing Calorie Consumption and Dietary Patterns
• PART II: ISSUES AND CONCERNS
• Does Gender still Determine Nutrition Status
• The Costs of Persisting Adult Under nutrition
• Why Child Under nutrition Persists in India
• Exploring Child Under nutrition Further: Best and Worst Case Scenarios
• The Additional Burden of Anaemia
• Do Nutrition Interventions Work in the Field? Reality Check
• Factoring in Climate Change
• PART III: IN SEARCH OF SOLUTIONS
• A Family Based Approach to Nutrition
• Making the ICDS Effective
• Lessons from International Experience
• PART IV: CONCLUSIONS
• Fast Tracking Nutritional Improvements in India.