The Road to Good Nutrition
- 222 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
The Road to Good Nutrition
About This Book
This is a work of advocacy, whose prime objective is to inform people about the relationship between nutrition security and public health. It draws on the thinking and experience of a selected number of experts in the field of nutrition and public health. Collating up-to-the-minute information in a clear and accessible way, the book forms a 'one-stop information source', and paves the way for further, science-led publications in this field. 'The Road to Good Nutrition' puts the topic of nutrition security on the agenda of policy-makers, academics, private sector organizations and civil society, as well as of organizations dedicated to the nutrition space. It is also of interest to the educated lay reader who is generally well informed in matters of health, nutrition and sustainability.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Front Matter
- Key Definitions
- Executive Summary
- Chapter 1 Preventing Stunting: Why it Matters, What it Takes
- Chapter 2 Food Security and Nutrition: Linkages and Complementarities
- Chapter 3 Hidden Hunger in the Developed World
- Chapter 4 The Obesity Crisis
- Chapter 5 The Economic Cost of Malnutrition
- Chapter 6 Best Practice in Nutrition
- Chapter 7 How to Improve Nutrition via Effective Programming
- Chapter 8 Taming Volatile Food Prices: A Prerequisite for Improving Nutrition:
- Chapter 9 Making Nutrition Good Politics: The Power of Governance
- Chapter 10 The Power of Advocacy
- Chapter 11 The Power of Innovation
- Chapter 12 Speaking Up for Nutrition: The Role of Civil Society
- Chapter 13 The Evolving World of Nutrition
- Afterword Now is the Time
- Profiles of Contributors and Editorial Board members
- Index
- Colophon