Author: Walter Santos

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Published: 1980

Total Pages: 976

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Abstract: Nutrition affects world health, agriculture, ecology, demography, sociology, economics and politics. Thus, food and nutrition problems must be addressed by a multidisciplinary and global approach. This viewpoint is expressed in proceedings of the XI Intenational Congress on Nutrition. Technical and scientific knowledge, to solve foodand nutrition problems and factors delaying or preventing their solution are identified. Vol. 1 explores the roles of national and international programs, nongovernment agencies,and the private sector in food and nutrition policy and planning. Nutrition intervention programs for rural and urban areas, mass feeding, nutritional surveillance and consumer protection programs are also described. Vol. 2 examines nutrition education and food science technology, asit relates to nutrition. Other topics include animal and plant resources for human feeding and current research in food and nutrition. Vol. 3 considers nutritional biochemistry and pathological nutrition as it relates to human growth and development.